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Meanings of bivouac in English

Portuguese
campismo
Catalan
campament
Spanish
campamento

A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent.

      campismo
      Portuguese
      acampamento
      Catalan
      acantonament
      Spanish
      cantón

      Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers.

            acampamento
            Portuguese
            acampar
            Catalan
            acampar
            Spanish
            acampar

            Live in or as if in a tent.

                  acampar
                  Usage of bivouac in English
                  1
                  Nothing was so wholesome and invigorating as this bivouac in the forest.
                  The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
                  2
                  We halted the men here and went into bivouac for the night.
                  Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2: November 1863...
                  3
                  The only redeeming feature of this prolonged bivouac was the cabin itself.
                  Flip: A California Romance
                  4
                  We will not put up anywhere, but will bivouac in the open.
                  In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
                  5
                  Napoleon always said that the bivouac was the finest training for troops.
                  The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
                  6
                  From bivouac to bivouac the soldiers exchanged loud cries and obscene jokes.
                  Napoleon the Little
                  7
                  Tents were struck that afternoon and a bivouac formed for the night.
                  The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial For...
                  8
                  I'll take the windward side and you can bivouac against the fire.
                  The Daredevil
                  9
                  The bivouac there had been enjoyed with a sentiment of tranquil carelessness.
                  Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
                  10
                  The quartermaster, who was fortunately in his bivouac, came, accompanied by friends.
                  Juana
                  11
                  An atmosphere of unrest hung over the bivouac, and few slept soundly.
                  The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
                  12
                  They then threw themselves upon the icy ground for their frigid bivouac.
                  The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T...
                  13
                  When the firing began he was in his bivouac near Caesar's Camp.
                  A Handbook of the Boer War / With General Map of South Africa an...
                  14
                  Once they almost blundered into a bivouac of their enemies at night.
                  The Jungle Girl
                  15
                  The Regiment, being rear-guard, did not reach its bivouac till after dark.
                  The Record of a Regiment of the Line / Being a Regimental Histor...
                  16
                  Alternatively, says Wilson, you could bivouac in Trim and break the journey.
                  The Irish Times
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