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(Entry 1 of 2)
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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- barracks,
- cantonment,
- installation,
- laager
- [South African],
- leaguer,
- post
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of bivouac (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to live in a camp or the outdoors
- the army bivouacked for the night by the lake
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2
to provide with living quarters or shelter
- survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement
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“Bivouac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bivouac. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of bivouac was in 1809
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