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bivouac::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite, encampment |
| Type of | land site, site |
bivouac::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | camp, cantonment, encampment |
| Type of | military quarters |
| Has types | boot camp, lager, laager, hutment |
Examples of bivouac
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They'll climb all day and bivouac 1,000 feet up the side of the cliff tonight.
From the edition.cnn.com
One showed a German camp with soldiers relaxing at a bivouac behind the lines.
From the stltoday.com
I wonder how they'll be tonight if I need to leave the bivouac for a midnight pee.
From the guardian.co.uk
A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They were airlifted to the medical bivouac where Perin was treated for a broken arm.
From the chron.com
The team huddled around the box in bivouac tents, and I shut my lid and went to sleep.
From the guardian.co.uk
The four were forced to bivouac and used their Eddie Bauer down clothing for shelter.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I had to retire to the woods and set to work building a bargain bivouac.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the bivouac at Smolensk, the men slaughtered their horses, and fought over the meat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Camp: live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
- Camp: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
- Campsite: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
- Bivouac is the second album by American emo band Jawbreaker, released on Tupelo/Communion Records in 1992.
- A bivouac is a structure formed by migratory army ant and driver ant colonies, where a nest is constructed out of the living ant worker's own bodies to protect the queen and larvae, and is later deconstructed as the ants move on.
- Bivouac were a British alternative rock band from Derby who were active in the 1990s. They released two albums on the independent label Elemental, before being signed by DGC/Geffen for the 1995 album Full Size Boy.
- A bivouac traditionally refers to a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire or such a site where a camp may be built."bivouac." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 10 Jan. 2008. . ...
- An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering; Any temporary encampment; The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack; To set up camp
- An overnight stay with little or no shelter.
