Synonyms of bivouac

bivouac 1 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campsite
• campground
• camp
• encampment
• barracks
• canvass
• settlement
• canvas
• hutment
• plantation
• jungle
• tentage
• colony
• concentration camp
• prison camp
• cantonment
• shantytown
• installation
• laager
• Hooverville
• leaguer
• post

bivouac

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to tent

to live in a camp or the outdoors

the army bivouacked for the night by the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tent
• encamp
• camp (out)
• rough it
• backpack
• sleep out
• caravan
• bed (down)

2

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• camp
• shelter
• accommodate
• lodge
• room
• roof
• bunk
• chamber
• encamp
• quarter
• board
• billet
• tent
• domicile
• home
• harbor
• bestow
• take in
• stable
• put up
• secure
• shed
• roost
• barrack
• bed (down)
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

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