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Definition of fire starter in English: fire starternoun North American A piece of flammable material used to help start a fire; a firelighter. Example sentencesExamples - Newspaper was twisted into ‘spills' and used to light pipes or cigarettes or to make fire starters.
- Made from environmentally friendly compounds such as sawdust, wood chips, newsprint, and paraffin, solid fire starters are safe, portable, and easy to ignite.
- Only use approved fire starters - never gasoline or paint thinner, for example.
- It was pocked with wartlike clumps of sap, and he walked over and began pulling them off, balling them up, and nestling the natural fire starter in the kindling.
- It has stashes of things that you might need - a fire blanket, a fire starter.
Definition of fire starter in US English: fire starternounˈfaɪ(ə)r ˈstɑrdər North American A piece of flammable material used to help start a fire. British term firelighter Example sentencesExamples - Only use approved fire starters - never gasoline or paint thinner, for example.
- It has stashes of things that you might need - a fire blanket, a fire starter.
- Newspaper was twisted into ‘spills' and used to light pipes or cigarettes or to make fire starters.
- Made from environmentally friendly compounds such as sawdust, wood chips, newsprint, and paraffin, solid fire starters are safe, portable, and easy to ignite.
- It was pocked with wartlike clumps of sap, and he walked over and began pulling them off, balling them up, and nestling the natural fire starter in the kindling.
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