In a room, the fireplace is the place where a fire can be lit and the area on the wall and floor surrounding this place.
fireplace in British English
(ˈfaɪəˌpleɪs)
noun
1.
an open recess in a wall of a room, at the base of a chimney, etc, for a fire; hearth
2. Australian
an authorized place or installation for outside cooking, esp by a roadside
fireplace in American English
(ˈfaɪrˌpleɪs)
noun
1.
a place for a fire, esp. an open place built in a wall, at the base of a chimney
2.
a masonry structure or metal frame with a grill for outdoor cooking over an open fire
COBUILD Collocations
fireplace
open fireplace
original fireplace
period fireplace
Examples of 'fireplace' in a sentence
fireplace
There's a large drawing room with a fireplace and upstairs the eight rooms are beautifully furnished.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The interiors have a contemporary country feel, but retain the original inglenook fireplace and beamed ceilings.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cotswold stone houses with flagstone floors, beams and inglenook fireplaces are also popular.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the dark days of winter it is comforting to feel the warmth of crackling logs in an open fireplace or a wood burner.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I would have preferred a white marble fireplace.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The interior has heaps of rustic charm, with beamed ceilings, stone fireplaces and wood floors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He knocked down a stone fireplace I'd built and rebuilt it.
The Sun (2016)
Recently remodelled to increase the interior spaces, the house has a huge drawing room with two fireplaces and double-height windows that look out over the grounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is also a large stone fireplace.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We all slept in the front room with the fireplace.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
She also suggests painting the fireplace wall in the drawing room the same shade.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We love grey stone walls and open fireplaces.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Over the marble fireplace there were the official framed documents granting the college its coat of arms.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
In place of the pulpit stands a stone fireplace.
Christianity Today (2000)
There are original fireplaces in most rooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Next to it was a big lounge that also had oak panels and an open fireplace.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Another feature of the room is the original marble fireplace.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Marble fireplaces and wood panelling were ripped out as they imposed their own ideas of comfort and beauty.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These retain many fine period features, such as stone floors and fireplaces and exposed oak beams.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The ceilings are high and there are original period fireplaces, wooden floors and sash windows.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are timber walls, huge fireplaces and lots of outdoor activities.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The dining-room panelling and the stone fireplaces were stolen by dealers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is also an open-plan double reception room with fireplace and a cloakroom.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It has a recently refurbished lounge, including a period fireplace and parquet flooring.
The Sun (2014)
At last he heard sounds outside the room, and then the door opposite the fireplace opened.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
Inside there are beamed ceilings, a library and a sitting room with stone fireplace.
The Sun (2007)
Ask for a table in the ground-floor polished oak panelled bar with its open fireplace and parquet floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This terraced house is undergoing refurbishment, retaining period features such as open fireplaces and stripped wooden floors.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All I need to do now is pluck up the courage to paint that fireplace wall deep red.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The wall and fireplace at the foot of the bed have been stripped back to the brick and painted white, as has the floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
All the chimneys and fireplaces were revived, too, while a radical programme of insulation was undertaken throughout.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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fireplace
British English: fireplace /ˈfaɪəˌpleɪs/ NOUN
In a room, the fireplace is the place where a fire can be lit.