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
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as in tents
to live in a camp or the outdoors
the army bivouacked for the night by the lake
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as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter
survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bivouacs
Noun
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The affected campgrounds are at Raystown Lake, Tioga-Hammond Lake and Cowanesque Lakes in Tioga.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Guests will find hiking, fishing, campgrounds and more on the park’s nearly 2,000 acres.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There is a vault toilet near the entrance, and some of the campsites have fire pits.—
Jenna Blough,
Outside Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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The 54 campsites are huge and widely spaced, tucked amid striking ancient volcanic rock formations.—
Jenna Blough,
Outside Online,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Starting in 2016, to help respond to spikes in immigrant crossings that had periodically overwhelmed border stations, Deployed began setting up tent encampments to ease the overcrowding.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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The county has rejected encampments as undignified, potentially unsafe solutions to the homelessness crisis.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Bivouacs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bivouacs. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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