Definitions

1. verb

to pitch or set up camp, especially temporarily or in an emergency, often without shelter or other amenities.

“The hikers had to bivouacked for the night due to the rain.”

2. verb, past tense

to pitch or set up camp, especially temporarily or in an emergency, often without shelter or other amenities.

“They bivouacked in the forest to avoid the danger zone.”

3. verb, past participle

pitched or set up for temporary or emergency camping, especially without shelter or other amenities.

“The soldiers had bivouacked for several days in the open field.”

4. noun

a temporary or emergency camp, especially one set up without shelter or other amenities.

“The refugees were forced to live in bivouacked conditions for several months.”

5. noun, past tense

a temporary or emergency camp, especially one set up without shelter or other amenities.

“The soldiers took up bivouacked positions around the perimeter of the city.”