bivouacks

When used as a verb, to bivouac (alternatively bivouacked, bivouacking, bivouacs also bivouacks) describes the action of setting up such a camp.

Getting “Campy” 2008

All the past, all that had been extinguished by the Cossack bivouacks, and by the stern battle of life, flamed out at once on the surface and drowned the present in its turn.

Taras Bulba 2003

Considering, therefore, that squalls and capsizings in the water and consequent bivouacks on the deep, were matters of common occurrence in this kind of life; considering that at the superlatively critical instant of going on to the whale

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

All the past, all that had been extinguished by the Cossack bivouacks, and by the stern battle of life, flamed out at once on the surface and drowned the present in its turn.

Taras Bulba and Other Tales 1952

[Sidenote: bivouacks on southern edge and awaits dawn.] [Sidenote: The ground.] [Sidenote: Carleton chooses a defensive position.] [Sidenote: Distribution of companies.]

History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Great Britain. War Office 1876

All the past, all that had been extinguished by the Cossack bivouacks, and by the stern battle of life, flamed out at once on the surface and drowned the present in its turn.

Taras Bulba and Other Tales Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol 1830

The appearance of these bivouacks, composed of Cossack squadrons, Hungarian hussars, or Prussian artillery, in the obscurity of moonlight, and surrounded by the gloom of forest scenery, was beyond measure striking.

Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Archibald Alison 1829

Troops were withdrawn from eight stand-by bivouacks in the inner area of Bangkok on Saturday under mounting pressure from the red-shirts, who had threatened to move in to the camps.

Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2010

Troops were withdrawn from eight stand-by bivouacks in the inner area of Bangkok on Saturday under mounting pressure from the red-shirts, who had threatened to move in to the camps.

Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2010

Considering, therefore, that squalls and capsizings in the water and consequent bivouacks on the deep, were matters of common occurrence in this kind of life; considering that at the superlatively critical instant of going on to the whale I must resign my life into the hands of him who steered the boat -- oftentimes a fellow who at that very moment is in his impetuousness upon the point of scuttling the craft with his own frantic stampings; considering that the particular disaster to our own particular boat was chiefly to be imputed to Starbuck's driving on to his whale almost in the teeth of a squall, and considering that Starbuck, notwithstanding, was famous for his great heedfulness in the fishery; considering that I belonged to this uncommonly prudent Starbuck's boat; and finally considering in what a devil's chase I was implicated, touching the White Whale: taking all things together, I say,

Moby Dick: or, the White Whale Herman Melville 1855