[Tagging] Fireplace, Fire Pit, BBQ Grill

John Sturdy jcg.sturdy at gmail.com
Mon Jun 23 10:59:53 UTC 2014


As a native English speaker, I's only use "fireplace" for an indoor feature
of a building: and a fire pit would be sunken into the ground, whereas a
BBQ grill is a structure above the ground, either a portable metal one or a
permanent brick one.

__John
On 23 Jun 2014 11:44, "Andreas Goss" <andig88 at t-online.de> wrote:

> Can anybody explain the difference, because there seems to be a lot of
> confusion.
>
> I often found "fireplace=yes. See also fire pit: leisure=firepit" in the
> Wiki. Why use different words to say the same thing?
>
> I guess it was gain due to someome from Germany writing those Wiki
> pages... after looking a bit into it this is my understanding:
>
>
> Fireplace:
> A fireplace is an architectural structure designed to contain a fire.
> Fireplaces are used at the present time mostly for the relaxing ambiance
> they create.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireplace
> (Usually not used for BBQ?)
>
> Fire Pit:
> (Spelling already seems wrong)
> Outdoor, open to all sides
> http://img.diynetwork.com/DIY/2005/04/19/droc104_after_shot_05_lg.jpg
> Used for BBQ??? (Like is this a fire pit? http://www.
> grillplatzverzeichnis.de/images/Grillplatzbilder/
> Grillplatz-NaturSportPark.jpg)
>
> BBQ Grill:
> -http://www.my-barbecue.com/content/images/thumbs/0002116_
> barbecue-fixe-en-pierre-pr4220f.jpeg
> -http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/BBQ_Food.jpg
>
> Is there anything I'm missing? Maybe a template would be good for the Wiki
> to avoid confusiong in the future.
>
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