bivouac
noun
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
bivouacking
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present participleof bivouac.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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I knew the signs of a bivouacking militia and something less sinister.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2017
We'd be entirely self-supported, schlepping all our own gear and bivouacking in the saddles between the peaks.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 10, 2015
Somehow they managed to keep moving until after dark, finally bivouacking on a thin ledge.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 14, 2015
On indie screens, Restrepo, the Sebastian Junger doc about bivouacking with an Army troop in Afghanistan, earned $30,453 on two screens, giving it the highest per-screen average of any new movie.
From Time ● Jun. 27, 2010
The rioters, when they reached the Tower, took possession of a large open square before it, and, kindling up great bonfires, they began to make arrangements for bivouacking there for the night.
From Richard II Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
