Bivouac (Verb)
Meaning
Live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- We had to bivouac in the park overnight due to the sudden rain and lack of space in nearby inns.
- The soldiers were forced to bivouac on the battlefield until relief forces arrived.
- The refugees had to bivouac in abandoned buildings while waiting for resettlement.
- During our family reunion, the out-of-town cousins had to bivouac in the community center.
- The flood victims were bivouacking in temporary shelters until their homes were repaired.