bivouac

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
2. Any temporary encampment.
3. A temporary shelter constructed generally for a few nights.
4. (dated) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.
5. A structure formed by migratory ants out of their own bodies to protect the queen and larvae.

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To set up camp.
2. (intransitive) To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.
3. (intransitive) To encamp for the night without tents or covering.

Conceptes

bivac

acantonament

acampar

càmping

campament

bivaquejar

Sinònims

camp

encampment

encamp

campground

camping ground

campsite

cantonment

camp out

camping area

camping site

tent

⛺

temporary shelter

bush shelter

camp site

camp down

hut

🛖

shack

shelter

tents

military camp

Traduccions

bivacco

Biwak

bivouac

bivaccare

bivak

accampamento

Feldlager

addiaccio

🖊️

biwakieren

Nachtlager

Lager

καταυλισμός

bivouaquer

acampamento

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbɪv.u.æk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Unadapted borrowing from French bivouac (earlier biouac, bivac), from Alemannic German Biiwacht (“reinforcements of guard or town watch”), from bii- + Wacht (“watch, guard”).