Synonyms of bivouac

bivouac 1 of 2

noun

ˈbi-və-ˌwak 

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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bivouac

Noun

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

Verb

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

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