/ Dictionary / Index B balefire: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bale•fire Pronunciation: (bāl'fīr"), [key] — n. a large fire in the open air; bonfire. a signal fire; beacon. the fire of a funeral pile. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: balefire (Thesaurus) baleen whale baleful Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language