Synonyms for bivouac
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : biv-oo-ak, biv-wak |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɪv uˌæk, ˈbɪv wæk |
Top 10 synonyms for bivouac Other synonyms for the word bivouac
- abide
- be left
- bide
- billet
- bivouac
- bunk
- camp
- campfire
- campground
- camping ground
- campsite
- cantonment
- caravansary
- chalet
- cling
- cottage
- delay
- dormitory
- dwell
- encampment
- enclosure
- freeze
- garrison
- halt
- hang
- hang out
- headquarters
- hold over
- hold the fort
- hut
- inhabit
- keep on
- lean-to
- lodge
- log cabin
- make camp
- nest
- outlast
- outlive
- pause
- perch
- prefab
- put on hold
- quarter
- quarters
- Quonset hut
- remain standing
- reside
- rest
- rest area
- roost
- settle
- shack
- shanty
- shed
- sit out
- sit through
- sit tight
- site
- sojourn
- squat
- stay behind
- stay in
- stay over
- stay put
- stick around
- stop
- summer home
- survive
- tarry
- tent
- tent city
- tepee
- tilt
- trailer camp
- trailer court
- visit
- wait
- wigwam
Définition of bivouac
Origin :- 1702, from French bivouac (17c.), ultimately from Swiss/Alsatian biwacht "night guard," from bei- "double, additional" + wacht "guard" (see wait (v.)). Original meaning was an army that stayed up on night watch; sense of "outdoor camp" is 1853. Not a common word in English before the Napoleonic Wars. Italian bivacco is from French. As a verb, 1809, "to post troops in the night;" meaning "camp out of doors" is from 1814.
- As in barracks : noun shelter for military
- As in trailer park : noun place for trailers
- As in camp : noun site for outdoor living
- As in encampment : noun camp
- As in remain : verb stay, wait
- As in encamp : verb make camp
- Ascended a red-topped peak close to our bivouac and got a view ahead.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Continuing westerly for about ten miles, we reached the water, our bivouac on the 22nd.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- On a day late in October our company were in bivouac after some hard night-riding.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- The occupants of this bivouac had turned in, and the lights had been doused.
- Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
- The bivouac was in the neighborhood of the Ground Squirrel bridge.
- Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
- We remained in bivouac here the remainder of the day and night.
- Extract from : « War from the Inside » by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock
- I hope so, mon lieutenant; and if it be at a bivouac fire, all the better.
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- Don't introduce me, Mark; leave me to shake down in any bivouac that may offer.
- Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
- A conscription, a march, a bivouac, and a battle will form act the first.
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- If I mistake not, we've got something like refreshment at our bivouac.
- Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles Lever
Antonyms for bivouac
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