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firemaking

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act or process of making a fire.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“To his pleasure his father proved to be well versed in the art of firemaking and of cooking in the open⟳.”
“She laboriously drilled holes through each piece of bone with a hand driller bow and pointed wood spike such as that used for firemaking, and a small piece of flint attached to a wooden shaft with a string of animal hide⟳.”
“She was right about the smell⟳, so I walked a little distance away from the bustle and hurry⟳ of unsaddling and firemaking till I came to a small irrigation channel.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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