Synonyms of bivouacs

bivouacs 1 of 2

noun

plural of bivouac

as in campgrounds

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

• campgrounds
• campsites
• camps
• encampments
• barracks
• settlements
• hutments
• plantations
• jungles
• canvases
• colonies
• shantytowns
• cantonments
• concentration camps
• prison camps
• installations
• tentages
• leaguers
• Hoovervilles
• laagers
• posts

bivouacs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bivouac

1

as in tents

to live in a camp or the outdoors

the army bivouacked for the night by the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tents
• camps (out)
• encamps
• caravans
• backpacks
• beds (down)
• roughs it
• sleeps out

2

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter

survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• camps
• shelters
• lodges
• rooms
• roofs
• accommodates
• quarters
• chambers
• boards
• bunks
• billets
• domiciles
• encamps
• homes
• harbors
• bestows
• barracks
• takes in
• tents
• stables
• sheds
• beds (down)
• puts up
• roosts
• secures
• ensconces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bivouacs

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. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 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

The main reason for this simplicity is that bivouacs are built on location. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025