Encampment vs. Bivouac

Encampmentnoun

A campsite.

Bivouacnoun

An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.

Encampmentnoun

A group of temporary living quarters and/or other temporary structures.

Bivouacnoun

Any temporary encampment.

Encampmentnoun

The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest.

Bivouacnoun

A temporary shelter constructed generally for a few nights.

Encampmentnoun

The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp; tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings.

‘A square of about seven hundred yards was sufficient for the encampment of twenty thousand Romans.’; ‘A green encampment yonder meets the eye.’;

Bivouacnoun

(dated) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.

Encampmentnoun

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

Bivouacnoun

(zoology) A structure formed by migratory ants out of their own bodies to protect the queen and larvae.

Encampmentnoun

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers;

‘wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling’;

Bivouacverb

To set up camp.

‘We'll bivouac here tonight.’;

Encampmentnoun

the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

Bivouacverb

To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.

Bivouacverb

To encamp for the night without tents or covering.

Bivouacnoun

The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.

Bivouacverb

To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.

Bivouacnoun

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers;

‘wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling’;

Bivouacnoun

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

Bivouacverb

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’;