A fire maintained during the night as a signal or for the use of someone who is on watch.
营火
Example sentencesExamples
It was unusually silent, but all the watchfires in its streets were blazing with a terrible intensity.
In the camp, beside the glowing remains of three watchfires, paired sentries sat on heaps of skins, talking in low tones and passing wineskins from hand to hand.
And so their spirits soared as they took their positions down the passageways of battle all night long, and the watchfires blazed among them.
Definition of watchfire in US English:
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night as a signal or for the use of someone who is on watch.
营火
Example sentencesExamples
And so their spirits soared as they took their positions down the passageways of battle all night long, and the watchfires blazed among them.
It was unusually silent, but all the watchfires in its streets were blazing with a terrible intensity.
In the camp, beside the glowing remains of three watchfires, paired sentries sat on heaps of skins, talking in low tones and passing wineskins from hand to hand.