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noun

Definition of bivouacsnext
plural of bivouac
as in campgrounds
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins soldiers setting up a bivouac by the stream

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bivouacs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bivouac
1
as in tents
to live in a camp or the outdoors the army bivouacked for the night by the lake

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as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement

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  1. campgrounds
  2. campsites
  3. encampments
Noun
  • Choose from four primitive campgrounds, including Barbour Hill Ocean and False Cape Landing Ocean, which are on the ocean side of the park (the other two are on the bay side).
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Currently, drivers can opt to sign up for an annual pass that gets their car into state parks and campgrounds.
    Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of campgrounds
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  • This includes hotels, glamping sites, campsites, rural accommodations and other types of lodging.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Her preliminary results suggest that the fresh sloth bones were present at human campsites — whether burned deliberately in cooking, or simply nearby, isn’t clear.
    Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of campsites
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  • My work took me to the streets where the city’s ongoing efforts to clear homeless encampments played out, capturing not only the sweeps but also the human stories of those most profoundly impacted.
    Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Other key findings in the report, released last week, show students who started and ran pro-Gaza encampments were granted concessions by their schools.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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