Bivouac - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɪvʊæk|  American pronunciation of the word bivouac
Brit.  |ˈbɪvʊæk|  British pronunciation of the word bivouac

noun

- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers (syn: camp, cantonment, encampment)
- a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent (syn: campground, campsite, encampment)

verb

- live in or as if in a tent (syn: camp, camp out, encamp, tent)

Extra examples

...soldiers setting up a bivouac by the stream...

...the army bivouacked for the night by the lake...

...survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement...

The climbers bivouacked halfway up the mountain.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: bivouac
he/she/it: bivouacks
present participle: bivouacking
past tense: bivouacked
past participle: bivouacked
noun
singular: bivouac
plural: bivouacs
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