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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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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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
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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.
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Tony Biasotti,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
As fuel prices continue to climb toward record territory, Costco parking lots are looking more like Mad Max bivouacs than suburban warehouses.
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Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
8 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.
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Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
The firm previously worked on the masterplan for the Cervinia ski resort, but this bivouac is definitely a step in a new direction.
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Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
Over 200 dot the country’s Alpine landscape, from no-frills bivouac shelters to sleek, sci-fi-looking lodges.
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Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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.
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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.
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Sue Mead,
Popular Science,
13 Feb. 2025
Literary Hub,
3 Feb. 2026
Pendleton had originally favored a permanent base near where he was bivouacked at North Island, but he was soon swayed by the persuasive congressman to see the advantages of the vacant Dutch Flats property.
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Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Dec. 2025
The home encompasses 6,000 square feet in total with numerous options where friends and family can bivouac comfortably.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 Aug. 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.
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Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
On the sidewalks lay many of the homeless, an anonymous army bivouacked beneath blankets or balled up fetally, uncovered.
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Andrew Kay,
Harpers Magazine,
28 May 2025
Maoist rebels bivouacked in valleys beyond Kathmandu, promising to topple the monarch and his parliamentary cronies, and install an egalitarian people’s republic.
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Sean Williams,
Harper's Magazine,
11 Sep. 2023
Thousands of those fighters are now bivouacked in Belarus.
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John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
23 July 2023
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.
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Stephanie Pearson,
WIRED,
31 May 2021
Noun
Like modern-day companies that merge and re-emerge or fold, some of these schools went under quickly, or moved their bivouacs, or combined forces.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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
As fuel prices continue to climb toward record territory, Costco parking lots are looking more like Mad Max bivouacs than suburban warehouses.
—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
8 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
The firm previously worked on the masterplan for the Cervinia ski resort, but this bivouac is definitely a step in a new direction.
—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
Over 200 dot the country’s Alpine landscape, from no-frills bivouac shelters to sleek, sci-fi-looking lodges.
—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
That night Tomás bivouacked in the woman’s yard while the old ones mated inside the enclosure.
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Literary Hub,
3 Feb. 2026
Pendleton had originally favored a permanent base near where he was bivouacked at North Island, but he was soon swayed by the persuasive congressman to see the advantages of the vacant Dutch Flats property.
—
Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Dec. 2025
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
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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bivouac
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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If your kids need to use the restroom, there is a lengthy stretch midway through the film where a small army of Buzz Lightyear toys infiltrate a campsite, and Buzz and Woody unplug Lily’s charger back at Bonnie’s house.
Verb
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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.
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Transfer the steaks to a serving platter and tent with foil.
Verb
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About 150 miles from SoFi Stadium, south of the Mexican border, sits the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team for its games at the Inglewood venue.
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This space houses a stone alcove bed, additional sleeping space, a generous kitchen, and a beautiful bathroom of stone and cocciopesto.
Noun
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The sides are now headed to court, and the campers want to either return to the campground under their old agreements or be refunded.
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Several campgrounds across the state will be unable to provide visitors with water because their wells are low or dry amid one of the worst droughts on record, according to a spokesperson for the USDA Forest Service.
Verb
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It’s believed that everyone else died while encamped for the winter or while attempting to walk back to civilization.
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Part of Tennyson lived, was encamped, at the outer reaches of the psyche.
Verb
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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Air mattresses, camping cots and sleeping pads often come with a carrying bag to make transport easier.
Noun
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Yolanda Reyes is an administrative assistant at Baby's Space, which is just blocks away from the encampment.
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Officers found the 9-foot-tall, 1,500-pound bronze figure about a mile away, near the intersection of Coyote Creek and Five Wounds Trail – around the Jungle, which was once the city’s largest homeless encampment.
Verb
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Restaurants and bars in the neighborhood are reporting drastic drops in business after thousands of Angelenos sheltered in place under a constant plume of smoke.
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Duque urged residents to shelter and aid at public plazas due to the possibility of aftershocks.
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“Bivouac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bivouac. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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