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noun

ˈbi-və-ˌwak How to pronounce bivouac (audio)
Definition of bivouacnext
as in campsite
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins soldiers setting up a bivouac by the stream

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verb

1
as in to tent
to live in a camp or the outdoors the army bivouacked for the night by the lake

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2
as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement

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Recent Examples of bivouac
Noun
In the 1970s, Franco helped make backpacks, bivouac sacks and climbing slings, products climbers used to stay warm in the snow or keep from falling from thousand-foot heights. — Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 But after 24 hours on the mountain with little water, the men gave up, carved out a small platform and collapsed in the snow — an open bivouac in high wind at 11,200 feet. — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
The home encompasses 6,000 square feet in total with numerous options where friends and family can bivouac comfortably. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025 Some cyclists thrive on riding 1,000 miles in cutoff denim shorts, drinking from streams, bivouacking under the stars, and tempting fate with every decision. — Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 31 May 2021 See All Example Sentences for bivouac
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bivouac
  1. campsite
  2. tent
  3. house
  4. campground
  5. encamp
  6. camp
  7. encampment
  8. shelter
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • The Missouri River and Lewis and Clark campsites and Indian tepee rings still intact!
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of campsite
Verb
  • Bake in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges, about 25 to 30 minutes, tenting with foil if needed.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • Transfer the steaks to a serving platter and tent with foil.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of tent
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  • The April 2025 incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey sent three teenagers to a hospital, months after a California oversight body ruled the facility was not a safe place for youths to be housed.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The Loews Kansas City houses 1587 Prime, the steakhouse co-owned by football celebs Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • Weisberg points to cases like that of Gabby Petito, where ordinary citizens reviewing their own dashcam footage provided the breakthrough investigators needed to find her remains in a remote Wyoming campground.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Over 82 nights in April, May, September and October, researchers interviewed visitors after dusk at campgrounds, scenic overlooks and parking areas.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of campground
Verb
  • It’s believed that everyone else died while encamped for the winter or while attempting to walk back to civilization.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
  • Part of Tennyson lived, was encamped, at the outer reaches of the psyche.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of encamp
Verb
  • Like many of the people camped outside their families’ homes in Venezuela, Mendoza refuses to believe they are gone until the last moment possible.
    — Isa Soares, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • But the location of his grave was lost once British troops retook the city in late 1778 and occupied it through the war’s end, camping in the cemetery.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of camp
Noun
  • The city, said Gardner, already spends millions on encampment abatement contracts.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Poor went on to serve in the 13th Massachusetts Regiment in the Saratoga Campaign and the Valley Forge winter encampment.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026
Definition of encampment
Verb
  • Kyiv residents sheltering at a metro station during Russian air attacks, early on Thursday morning local time.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
  • Apartment residents were temporarily sheltered at Hunt Middle School.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
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