bivouac
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/ˈbɪvuæk/
🇬🇧
/ˈbɪvuæk/
noun
R
A temporary outdoor camp without tents, used by mountain climbers or soldiers.
The hikers decided to bivouac for the night at the base of the mountain.
verb
R
To spend the night in a temporary outdoor camp without tents.
We had to bivouac on the mountain because of the sudden snowstorm.
translation
A temporary outdoor camp without tents, used by mountain climbers or soldiers.
To spend the night in a temporary outdoor camp without tents.
Word Forms
3rd Present
bivouacs
Past
bivouacked
Perfect
bivouacked
Progressive
bivouacking
Plural
bivouacs