bonfire Betydning & definition

Eksempler på bonfire

• In some cases, anticlericals painted churches red, heaped religious images on the bonfire and performed liturgical burlesques in which bulls were crowned bishop.

• London and its environs blazed with bonfires, and church bells tolled all day long.

• There may indeed be nuisances or minor acts of trespass between neighbours, such as garden bonfires or music played too loudly, which can cause distress.

• In 2001, there were 1,362 injuries and no fatalities during the period of bonfire celebrations.

• I remember calling that new and complex picture a "bonfire of the certainties".

• We are seeing a bonfire of the certainties that have survived since the war.

• What is lacking is the match to set the bonfire alight, or it may be the detonator to cause the dynamite to explode.

• We all know of minor irritations between neighbours; for example, garden bonfires or music being played too loudly.