noun
- a portable camping stove that burns liquid fuel
Usage: British
Examples
- We packed a primus for cooking meals during our hiking trip.
- The old primus still worked perfectly after twenty years of camping.
- She lit the primus to boil water for tea at the campsite.
- The mountaineers relied on their primus to prepare hot food at high altitude.
- He cleaned the burner on his primus before the expedition.
- The primus provided reliable heat even in windy conditions.