peat fire
Burning dried moss
A peat fire is a fire burning dried peat as fuel, traditionally used for heating and cooking in regions where peat bogs are common, such as Scotland and Ireland.
Peat fires produce a distinctive earthy, smoky aroma that flavors Scotch whisky when used to dry malted barley: The whisky had notes of peat fire.
The term also describes underground fires in peat deposits that can smolder for months.
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- turf cuttingHarvesting bog for fuel
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- smolderBurn without flame
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- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- smoldering thingsembers, coals, smolder, charcoal, incense
- peatlandsbog, sphagnum, peatland, mire, fen
- Wetland Phenomenaswamp gas, will-o-wisp, bog bodies, seasonal flooding, stagnant water
- fire featureshearth, brazier, campfire ring, chiminea, firebox