What is the meaning of open fireplace?

noun

  • An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built.
    • usage: "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
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