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bivouac

/ˈbɪv.ʊ.wæk/

/ˈbɪv.ə.wæk/

Translations

bivouacnoun

bivouacs

/ˈbɪv.ʊ.wæk/

/ˈbɪv.ə.wæk/

бивуак

The soldiers set up a bivouac for the night.

Солдаты разбили бивуак на ночь.

Synonyms

encampment

camp

base camp

outdoor camp

temporary shelter

bivouacverb

bivouacked

Past Simple

bivouacked

Past Participle

bivouacking

Gerund

/ˈbɪv.wæk/

разбивать лагерь

The soldiers bivouacked in the forest for the night.

Солдаты разбили лагерь в лесу на ночь.

Additional translations

заночевать на месте

Synonyms

bivouacadjective

/ˈbɪv.wæk/

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

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.