1. a temporary camp without tents or cover, typically used by soldiers or mountaineers
Usage: military; outdoor activities

1. to stay in a bivouac; to camp in the open without tents
Usage: military; outdoor activities

Examples

• The soldiers set up a bivouac on the hillside for the night.
• We found a good spot to bivouac near the stream.
• The climbing team had to bivouac on the mountain ledge during the storm.
• They decided to bivouac under the stars rather than pitch tents.
• The reconnaissance unit established a bivouac behind enemy lines.
• After hiking all day, we bivouacked in a small clearing.
• The emergency bivouac provided minimal shelter from the wind.