n. 野外大火, 烽火, 焚化尸体的火

[ noun ]
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
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Balefire \Bale"fire`\ (b[=a]l"f[imac]r), n. [AS. b[=ae]lf[=y]r
the fire of the funeral pile; b[=ae]l fire, flame (akin to
Icel. b[=a]l, OSlav. b[=e]l[u^], white, Gr. falo`s bright,
white, Skr. bh[=a]la brightness) + f[=y]r, E. fire.]
A signal fire; an alarm fire.

Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide
The glaring balefires blaze no more. --Sir W.
Scott.