fireplace

UK: /ˈfaɪə^rpleɪs/ US: /ˈfaɪrˌpleɪs/ ,(fī^ər′plās′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fire•place /ˈfaɪrˌpleɪs/   n. [countable]

1. Building the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned;
   hearth.
2. Building any open structure for keeping a fire, such as at a campsite.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fire•place  (fī^ər′plās′), n. 

1. Building the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in which fuel is burned;
   hearth.
2. Building any open structure, usually of masonry, for keeping a fire, as at a campsite.

• fire + place 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fireplace / ˈfaɪəˌpleɪs/ noun

1. an open recess in a wall of a room, at the base of a chimney, etc, for a fire; hearth
2. an authorized place or installation for outside cooking, esp by a roadside