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WATCH FIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does watch fire mean?
• WATCH FIRE (noun)
The noun WATCH FIRE has 1 sense:
1. a fire lighted at night as a signal
Familiarity information: WATCH FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fire lighted at night as a signal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("watch fire" is a kind of...):
visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)
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