outfire

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noun

A visit by one bonfire society to join in with the celebrations of another.

“Are you going to any outfires this year? Yes, Barcombe and Glynde I think.”

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Meanings

nounoutfire (plural outfires)

plural outfires

  1. SussexA visit by one bonfire society to join in with the celebrations of another.

    Are you going to any outfires this year? Yes, Barcombe and Glynde I think.

verboutfire (third-person singular simple present outfires, present participle outfiring, simple past and past participle outfired)

present singular third person outfires · participle present outfiring · participle past outfired · past outfired

  1. transitiveTo fire farther or better than.

    It had outfired the weapons of their forefathers.

    1995, Albert Wendt, Nuanua: Pacific writing in English since 1980
    1 more example

    Outfiring the newest Nazi weapon four to one, an automatic, pneumatic gun developed by a Los Angeles inventor pours out 12,000 rounds a minute...

    1943 April, Popular Mechanics, volume 79, number 4

Origin

From out- + fire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with outfire

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APA

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MLA

“outfire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outfire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outfire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outfire.

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