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bivouac

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verb

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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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Recent Examples of bivouac
Noun
The bivouac is just a temporary perch where hundreds of bees will swarm to and cluster as scout bees look for a new permanent dwelling. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025 It was followed by a two-day marathon stage with volcanic terrain that led into a field of splendid canyons, and a special bivouac without service vehicles. Sue Mead, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025 There is even a vintage bivouac (mountain hut for sleeping) on display. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The decision to conduct an initial survey and then, later, bivouac inland had been made by someone higher up. Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024 Images of parrots and bivouacs, acid-green leaves and misty forests filled my head. Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 5 May 2024 Whatever the future of downtown may hold, the present offers a grimmer form of walkable density: a growing city of tents and cardboard bivouacs lined up along Skid Row. Curbed, 29 Nov. 2023 The team carrying the stretcher had passed a bivouac site about 500 meters, or 1,640 feet, below the surface on Sunday, the European Cave Rescue Association said. Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023 Kovacs said lifting Dickey could take several days and that several bivouac points are being prepared along the way so the rescue personnel and Dickey can rest. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2023
Verb
On the sidewalks lay many of the homeless, an anonymous army bivouacked beneath blankets or balled up fetally, uncovered. Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025 By the way, that's the building where thousands of the troops who will be marching in the parade will bivouac, sleeping on cots and bringing their own sleeping bags. Susan Page, USA Today, 11 June 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 Maoist rebels bivouacked in valleys beyond Kathmandu, promising to topple the monarch and his parliamentary cronies, and install an egalitarian people’s republic. Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023 Thousands of those fighters are now bivouacked in Belarus. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023 Mazzei’s vineyards showed promise but, according to one legend, were destroyed during the Revolutionary War by rambunctious Hessian prisoners bivouacked there. Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023 And now comes the coronavirus, which has prompted people to bivouac in their homes, theaters to put in place social-distancing restrictions and studios to postpone most theatrical releases through the end of April. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2020 At the end of Pine Creek Canyon Road, nearly 800 girls are bivouacked at Camp Lo-Mia, a retreat for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. AZCentral.com, 23 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bivouac
Noun
  • All sites come with picnic tables, fire rings and tent pads, and pets are allowed at all campsites.
    Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
  • Chelan County Sheriff's Office found the sister's bodies at a campsite near Leavenworth, Washington in the midafternoon of June 2.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Bake in preheated oven until edges begin to bubble and top is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, tenting with aluminum foil as needed to prevent overbrowning.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
  • Bake at 350°F until set and lightly browned on top, loosely tenting with aluminum foil halfway through cooking, 35 to 40 minutes.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • The facility, assembled on a remote airstrip about 50 miles west of Miami, could house 5,000 detainees.
    Danielle Wallace , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • The space will also house two private suites, while a permanent Dior Lady Art installation will open later this year, showcasing contemporary creatives’ takes on the Lady Dior bags.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Tourists were evacuated from one campground in the area.
    Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • His truck had been stuck in deep snow near Stunner campground in Rio Grande National Forest, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Hall and Hind spent months encamped in Eucalyptus’s Sydney, Australia offices, learning how the company’s customer support systems worked.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Mahan said that homeless residents who had encamped around the surrounding areas would receive priority access to the tiny home community.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Under a lingering threat of rain, plenty of fans (many of whom had camped out for prime real estate in the pit) knew some moves, and plenty more learned a few.
    jsonline.com, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Schill reached a deal with protesters five days into the demonstration, allowing the encampment to continue peacefully for several weeks.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Levine also challenged Ono’s inaction as a pro-Hamas encampment took hold in the heart of Michigan’s campus, causing terror and fear among Jewish students.
    Avi D. Gordon, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Most of the victims were internally displaced people sheltering at a nearby Catholic mission, many of them women and children.
    Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
  • If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025

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“Bivouac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bivouac. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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