Noun: bivouac 'bi-voo,ak or 'biv,wak
- (military) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
"wherever he went in the bivouac the men were grumbling";
- camp, encampment, cantonment
- A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
"They chose a scenic bivouac near the lake";
- campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, encampment, camping area
- Live in or as if in a tent
"Can we go bivouacking again this summer?";
- camp, encamp, camp out, tent, bivvy up [informal], bivvy [informal]
Derived forms: bivouacked, bivouacking, bivouacs
Type of: dwell, inhabit, land site, live, military quarters, populate, site
Encyclopedia: Bivouac