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
• tentage
• hutment
• settlement
• canvas
• jungle
• plantation
• shantytown
• colony
• cantonment
• laager
• prison camp
• concentration camp
• installation
• leaguer
• Hooverville
• 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
• backpack
• caravan
• rough it
• sleep out
• camp (out)
• 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
• lodge
• shelter
• encamp
• billet
• room
• bunk
• accommodate
• domicile
• roof
• board
• chamber
• tent
• quarter
• harbor
• home
• bestow
• barrack
• stable
• take in
• roost
• shed
• secure
• put up
• ensconce
• bed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

• eject
• evict

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