Primus stove

noun

A type of portable stove that uses pressurized kerosene as fuel, used by campers and the like.

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Meanings

nounPrimus stove (plural Primus stoves)

plural Primus stoves

  1. A type of portable stove that uses pressurized kerosene as fuel, used by campers and the like.
  2. Any portable stove marketed under the Primus trademark that may use also other fuels, particularly butane or propane gas ("camping gas").

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers

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Primus
Broader
stovekitchen stoverange
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primus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 煤油爐 /煤油炉
  • 煤油爐 /煤油炉 (méiyóulú)portable kerosene stove
Dutch primusbrander
  • primusbranderportable kerosene stove
Finnish priimuskeitin, kaasukeitin
  • priimuskeitinportable kerosene stove
  • kaasukeitinportable gas stove
German Primus-Kocher, Primus-Gaskocher
  • Primus-Kocherportable kerosene stove
  • Primus-Gaskocherportable gas stove
  • Primus-Campingkocherportable gas stove
Polish prymus
  • prymusportable kerosene stove
Russian при́мус, керога́з
  • при́мус (prímus)portable kerosene stove
  • керога́з (kerogáz)portable kerosene stove
Turkish gaz ocağı
  • gaz ocağıportable kerosene stove
Cite this entry
APA

Primus stove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Primus%20stove

MLA

“Primus stove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Primus%20stove. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Primus stove,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Primus%20stove.

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