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" <andi...@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. > > __________ > openstreetmap.org/user/AndiG88 > wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:AndiG88 > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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