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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Konzentrationslager, Lager, anchor, barrack, barracks, billet at, burrow, camp, camp out, campground, campsite, cantonment, casern, colonize, come to anchor, concentration camp, detention camp, domesticate, drive stakes, drop anchor, encamp, encampment, ensconce, establish residence, go camping, hive, hobo jungle, inhabit, keep house, lines, live at, locate, maroon, moor, move, nest, park, people, perch, pitch, pitch camp, populate, relocate, reside, roost, rough it, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, sit down, sleep out, squat, stand, stay at, strike root, take residence at, take root, take up residence, tent, tented field
Dictionary Results for bivouac:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
bivouac
    n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for
         soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were
         grumbling" [syn: camp, encampment, cantonment,
         bivouac]
    2: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn:
       campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground,
       bivouac, encampment, camping area]
    v 1: 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" [syn: camp,
         encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bivouac \Biv"ouac\, n. [F. bivouac, bivac, prab. fr. G.
   beiwache, or beiwacht; bei by, near + wachen to watch, wache
   watch, guard. See By, and Watch.] (Mil.)
   (a) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of
       surprise or attack.
   (b) An encampment for the night without tents or covering.
       [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bivouac \Biv"ouac\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bivouacked (?); p. pr.
   & vb. n. Bivouacking.] (Mil.)
   (a) To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.
   (b) To encamp for the night without tents or covering.
       [1913 Webster]

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