bivouac
/'bivuæk/
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Definition
Noun:
- A temporary camp without tents or with very simple shelters: A place where people, especially soldiers or hikers, stay for a short time, often sleeping in the open or under improvised cover.
- The site or area of such a camp: The location where a bivouac is set up.
Verb:
- To set up or occupy a temporary camp: To stay somewhere temporarily in a makeshift shelter or in the open air, especially for a night.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The soldiers set up a bivouac in the forest for the night.
- After a long day of hiking, we found a flat spot for our bivouac.
Verb:
- We decided to bivouac on the mountain ledge instead of descending in the dark.
- The expedition had to bivouac several times during the ascent.
Advanced Usage
"to go into bivouac": To establish a temporary camp, especially used in a military context.
- The unit was ordered to go into bivouac until further instructions.
"bivouac site": The specific location chosen for a temporary camp.
- Selecting a good bivouac site is crucial for safety and comfort.
Variants and Related Words
- Bivouacking (gerund/noun): The activity of staying in a bivouac.
- Bivouacking requires minimal gear and a spirit of adventure.
Synonyms
- Encampment: A place where a group, especially soldiers, is camped.
- Campsite: A place used for camping.
- Camp (verb/noun): A more general term for staying outdoors in a temporary shelter.
Related Phrases
- Bivvy bag: (Informal, from 'bivouac') A lightweight, waterproof sleeping bag cover or small shelter.
- He carried a bivvy bag for emergency overnight stops.
Noun
- a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
Verb
- 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