bivouac

• Sustantivo que designa un campamento o refugio temporal, utilizado a menudo por soldados o excursionistas, por lo general sin tienda de campaña completa.

A noun referring to a temporary shelter or camp, often used by soldiers or outdoor enthusiasts, typically without the full cover of a tent.

1. Military campC1formal

   A temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.

   Campamento militar temporal sin tiendas

   • The soldiers set up a bivouac for the night.
   • They made a bivouac in the forest during the training exercise.
   • The troops rested in a bivouac before the next march.

   Sinónimoscampencampment

2. Simple outdoor shelterB2informal

   A temporary campsite or shelter used by hikers or climbers, often without a full tent.

   Vivac

   • We found a good spot for a bivouac near the lake.
   • The climbers built a bivouac on the mountain ledge.
   • They spent the night in a bivouac under the stars.

   Sinónimoscampcampsiteencampmentshelter

• Verbo que significa permanecer o acampar al aire libre en un campamento temporal sin tiendas de campaña o con refugio mínimo, usado en contextos militares o de senderismo.

A verb meaning to stay in a temporary camp without tents or with minimal shelter, typically used in military or outdoor contexts.

1. Camp in a temporary shelterC1formal

   To stay or sleep outdoors in a temporary camp without a tent, often using only a sleeping bag or a simple shelter.

   Vivaquear

   • The soldiers bivouacked in the forest for the night.
   • We decided to bivouac on the mountain ledge rather than descend in the dark.
   • Hikers often bivouac under the stars when the weather is clear.

   Sinónimoscampcamp outencampsleep out