bivouac
noun
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
bivouacs
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present tense formof bivouac (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She has taken the worn tapestry of the war novel and turned it inside out, exposing the original colors and throwing the battles and bivouacs into stark relief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
A rational leader would call off the attack, send the troops back to their bivouacs, and send envoys to the negotiating tables, where many other games can be played.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2022
This vast camp is now entirely abandoned, its installations reaching far into the dense foliage: bivouacs, tents and sturdier structures in what little dappled sunlight penetrates the roof of leaves overhead.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016
After stopping to rest at the final of five bivouacs established at intervals along the way, Mr. Westhauser was lifted to safety through the final, narrow shaft to the surface of the mountain.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2014
In English, that meant: To all units: Japanese are booby-trapping personnel equipment, installations, and bivouacs.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
