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bivouac

/ˈbɪv.ʊ.wæk/

/ˈbɪv.ə.wæk/

Translations

bivouacnoun

bivouacs

/ˈbɪv.ʊ.wæk/

/ˈbɪv.ə.wæk/

bivouac

The hikers set up a bivouac for the night under the stars.

Les randonneurs ont installé un bivouac pour la nuit sous les étoiles.

Synonyms

camp

encampment

temporary shelter

outdoor camp

base camp

bivouacverb

bivouacked

Past Simple

bivouacked

Past Participle

bivouacking

Gerund

/ˈbɪv.wæk/

bivouaquer

The hikers decided to bivouac under the stars for the night.

Les randonneurs ont décidé de bivouaquer sous les étoiles pour la nuit.

Synonyms

bivouacadjective

/ˈbɪv.wæk/

Used attributively to describe equipment, sites, or gear intended for temporary outdoor shelter (e.g., "bivouac sack").

bivouacS’emploie surtout dans des composés comme « sac bivouac » ou « abri bivouac ».

She zipped herself into a bivouac sack before the temperature dropped.

Elle s’est glissée dans un sac bivouac avant que la température ne baisse.

Definitions

bivouacnoun

A temporary camp or shelter, often used by soldiers or mountaineers, typically without tents or cover.

The hikers set up a bivouac for the night under the stars.

The act or practice of staying or sleeping in a temporary outdoor camp without shelter.

Their bivouac began at dusk and ended with sunrise.

bivouacverb

To set up a temporary camp without tents or cover, typically used by soldiers or hikers.

The hikers decided to bivouac under the stars for the night.

To spend the night in a temporary camp or in the open air.

The climbers bivouacked on a narrow ledge halfway up the face.

bivouacadjective

Relating to or suitable for a temporary outdoor camp or shelter.

She zipped herself into a bivouac sack before the temperature dropped.