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bivouac

[biv-oo-ak, biv-wak] / ˈbɪv uˌæk, ˈbɪv wæk /


NOUN
encampment
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NOUN
trailer park
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VERB
encamp
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The bivouac fell into a ravine, but no one happened to be in the building at the time.

From Scientific American • Apr. 3, 2023

Lugging oil rigs, construction equipment and bivouac gear into the wilderness to plug a well involves logistical acrobatics, a feat that Mr. Smith described as “90 percent planning, 10 percent execution.”

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

"Many, we understand, are provided with or are providing themselves with tents and intend to bivouac in the fields."

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

The whole population was busy all night, and the streets are now like a bivouac with sleeping men.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021

He has to bivouac out in the open for three nights.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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