BIVOUAC Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbi-və-ˌwak

Definition of bivouac

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

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verb

as in to tent

to live in a camp or the outdoors the army bivouacked for the night by the lake

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as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement

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eject
evict

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Recent Examples of bivouac

Noun

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 The firm previously worked on the masterplan for the Cervinia ski resort, but this bivouac is definitely a step in a new direction. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025

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 See All Example Sentences for bivouac

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Noun

Labor Day is coming up, which means plenty of fine Americans will hit the road in search of the perfect campsite for one last hurrah before fall starts.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Isle Royale is a backpacker’s getaway first and foremost, with a sprinkling of campsites along its waterfront stretches and the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail traversing its spine.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of campsite

Verb

Users can pitch the fly first, then use it as cover while pitching the inner tent, attach the fly and tent together and pitch them as one, or pitch the inner tent and then attach the fly.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
Bake in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges, about 25 to 30 minutes, tenting with foil if needed.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Definition of tent

Verb

In 1985, Dior issued a limited edition bracelet meant to house their famous Poison perfume, a thick, hollow noodle finished with resin stoppers that could be filled with the scent.

— Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Animation series will be housed at the Hotel Sina Bernini Bristol, with new programs titled Animation Next and Gap Financing.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

Before his arrest, Grannell appears to have been transient, possibly living at a campground in Round Mountain, Texas.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
In its first five years, the LRF tackled nearly 400 priority projects in public lands across all 50 states, maintaining the trails, bridges and campgrounds that keep parks open and accessible.

— Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of campground

Verb

Hundreds of residents returned to the streets the following day, marching toward the Trampolín and Benítez beach areas where migrants were camped and repeating the same chant, according to EFE.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The mutineers remained camped at the military base within the airport complex for several hours, resisting efforts from loyalist forces, until Russia’s Africa Corps intervened with ground and aerial support, several analysts said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of camp

Noun

For The Times) How the case unfolded Kupsh’s case grew out of the protests that followed UCLA’s spring 2024 encampment — which some pro-Israel Jewish students alleged blocked them from part of the campus.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In mid-August, state troopers returned to sweep an encampment once again under Operation SAFE.

— Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of encampment

Verb

The space station has had a leak on the Russian side for several years, and astronauts recently and briefly sheltered in a Crew Dragon during discussions of a fix.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
More than 38,000 people, including over 2,000 children, sheltered in Kyiv’s subway stations overnight, the system’s operator said.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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