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bivouac

[biv-oo-ak, biv-wak] / ˈbɪv uˌæk, ˈbɪv wæk /
NOUN
barracks
Synonyms
STRONG
billet camp cantonment dormitory encampment enclosure garrison headquarters hut prefab quarters tent
WEAK
Quonset hut
NOUN
camp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encampment tent
STRONG
campfire campground caravansary chalet cottage hut lean-to lodge shack shanty shed tepee tilt wigwam
WEAK
camping ground log cabin summer home tent city
NOUN
encampment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
campground campsite
STRONG
site
WEAK
rest area
NOUN
trailer park
Synonyms
WEAK
campsite trailer camp trailer court
VERB
encamp
Synonyms
STRONG
billet quarter settle tent
VERB
remain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continue endure go on hover last linger live persist prevail stand stop survive wait
STRONG
abide bide bunk cling delay dwell freeze halt hang inhabit lodge nest outlast outlive pause perch reside rest roost sojourn squat tarry visit
WEAK
be left hang out hold over hold the fort keep on make camp put on hold remain standing sit out sit through sit tight stay behind stay in stay over stay put stick around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease die discontinue go leave lie
STRONG
carry on depart hurry move
WEAK
forge

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Kovacs said that lifting Dickey will likely take several days, and that several bivouac points are being prepared along the way so that Dickey and rescue teams can rest.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Kovacs said lifting Dickey will likely take several days, and that several bivouac points are being prepared along the way so that he and rescue teams can rest.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

The bivouac fell into a ravine, but no one happened to be in the building at the time.

From Scientific American • Apr. 3, 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

As I crouched inside my bivouac sack under the lip of the bergschrund, spindrift avalanches hissed down from the wall above and washed over me like surf, slowly burying my ledge.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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