bivouacs 1 of 2

plural of bivouac

bivouacs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bivouac
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as in tents
to live in a camp or the outdoors the army bivouacked for the night by the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bivouacs
Noun
  • Nearby, visitors heading northeast on the winding park road will find a turnoff to the campgrounds just south of the park’s eastern gate.
    Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, dog waste stations, and a comfort station.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Bauhaus Archive Museum, designed by Gropius and opened in 1979, houses more than 50,000 objects—from furniture and textiles to photographs and architectural models.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This app also houses your ECG results, biometrics like blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), your sleep data, and more.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The track’s curves are painted in the green, white and red of the Italian flag, grandstands are embedded into the landscape and campsites sprawl into the distance.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).
    Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These camps offer users flight experience, operational services.
    Robert Birsel Shane Croucher John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The government has placed DJI on this list due to its alleged role in the persecution of China's Uyghur ethnic minority, a group that is reportedly restricted to interment camps, strictly monitored, and forced to perform labor.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Newsom said the 9th Circuit’s decisions in the Boise and Grants Pass cases had overly restricted what governments could do about homeless encampments.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Lindsey Appiah will lead the center, while Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage will direct efforts around homelessness and encampments.
    Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak.
    Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Bivouacs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bivouacs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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