# fire basket

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A portable grate for lighting a fire outdoors, or historically for heating bedrooms etc.
2. A metal cage or basket filled with burning material, used to attract fish when night fishing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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