bivouac
noun
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
have been bivouacking
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present perfect progressiveof bivouac.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Wilder and Cully declare that but one day can have passed since the lancers parted from the spot; for there is no question as to who have been bivouacking among the black-jacks.
From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid
My dear: I write but a word, for I am very tired; I have been bivouacking for several days.
From The Court of the Empress Josephine by Thomas Sergeant Perry
