单词 | firepit |
释义 | firepitn. 1. a. A pit dug in the ground for an open fire, typically one used for cooking or heating.In quot. a1500: spec. a pit in which lime is burnt; = lime-pit n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > lime lime-pitc1440 firepita1500 lime-work1692 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > a place for a fire firepita1500 fireplace1611 firing-place1662 chulha1813 a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 324 Caste him in þe fire-pitte, and brenne him to boonys. 1624 E. Bolton Nero Caesar xv. §xii. 50 Neither, during all Nero's dayes, was the earth which had beene broken-vp to make her funeral fire-pitt, cast in againe. 1671 J. Ogilby tr. O. Dapper et al. Atlas Chinensis 709 In the same Province are wonderful Fire-pits..; they are in most places, and serve in stead of other Fires, for the poor people to boyl their Meat over. 1778 J. Parkhurst Hebrew & Eng. Lexicon (ed. 2) 486/1 To make deep, deepen, as a fire-pit or—stove. 1831 Eclectic Rev. Jan. 66 Over a fiercely ignited surface of eighteen feet by twelve, a number of individuals either walked or danced... Such was the intensity of the body of red-hot coal, that the margin of the fire-pit was unapproachable. 1871 Bury & Norwich Post 3 Jan. 5/5 A neighbour looking in at the window saw him raking the cinders in the fire-pit. 1956 Boys' Life Dec. 26/3 At every camp, we set to work right away digging our individual sleeping holes and then digging the larger fire pits. 2010 L. Letcher & S. Letcher Barefoot Sisters walking Home iv. 159 He..grabbed the pot, and poured off most of the water into the firepit. Steam rose up, the coals died back. b. Originally U.S. A metal container or purpose-built (usually ring-shaped) stone structure in which an open fire may be lit, typically used for outdoor heating in a garden or yard. Also: (in a barbecue) a tray in which a fire is lit. ΚΠ 1947 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 18 Sept. 33/1 (advt.) Southern barbecue grill. $18.25. (With the famous and effective, raise and lower fire pit for regulating heat.) 1958 Pop. Mech. Oct. 152/1 A grill, or fire pit, was made from the end of a metal tank four feet in diameter. 1959 Republican-Courier (Findlay, Ohio) 29 July 11/4 The brick or stone fire pit is built first, and the deck boards laid around it. 1973 Rotarian May 40/1 Instead of having to haul a bulky grill, with a metal fire pit and legs, the picnicker or camper carries only a..rectangular chrome-plated grill. 1998 Log Home Living Sept. 35/1 A portable steel firepit can create the campfire atmosphere that many home owners want. 2008 B. Martin 1001 Ideas for Outdoor Spaces 219/1 (caption) This masonry firepit is built up on top of the patio and accommodates a small, comforting fire. 2. A volcanic crater or vent, esp. one containing molten lava. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > volcanic formations > [noun] > volcanic vent chimneyc1374 vent1604 firepit1651 spiraculum1670 spiracle1671 solfatara1764 sulphur1764 volcanic crater1776 fumarole1811 air volcano1814 mud volcano1816 salse1831 blowhole1858 pipe1877 soufrière1879 bocca1881 mofette1887 pan1888 blowing-cone1895 smoke-hole1899 fault-vent1903 1651 G. Gardyner Descr. New World liv. 142 Here are more of those Volcans or fire-pits than in all India besides. 1719 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Nieuwentyt Relig. Philosopher II. 576 Let any one consider those dreadful Burning Mountains, which are found in so many Parts of the World..: Especially if those Fire-pits..do entertain a Communication with each other, by great Rivers of Fire [etc.]. 1847 F. A. Kemble Year of Consol. II. 251 There is something rather ‘uncannie’..in looking into the depths of a smooth lake, and knowing that it fills the place of a boiling fire-pit. 1962 N.Z. Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 5 222 The summit [of Mt Wellington] is broad, with a deep crater in which are nested three deep fire pits. 2000 S. M. Ball Hikers Guide Hawaiian Islands ii. 14 Halema'uma'u is the main and most active pit crater of Kīlauea Volcano. Currently, the fire pit is about 1,000 yards across and 270 feet deep. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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