bivouacs
Rough outdoor shelters
Bivouacs is the plural of bivouac, a temporary camp without tents or cover, typically used by soldiers or mountaineers: The troops set up bivouacs along the ridge.
The word also serves as a verb form meaning to make such a camp: The expedition bivouacs at high altitude before the final ascent.
Outdoor recreational lodging
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- hikersPeople walking outdoors recreationally
- trailsideBeside a hiking route
sleeping bag · tent · campfire · stargazing · outdoors · nature · hammock · headlamp
Temporary housing during disasters
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- exposureState of being unprotected
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
stranded · rescue · elements · makeshift · tarp · snow cave · survival gear · signaling
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- high campDeliberately exaggerated bad taste
- alpineOf high elevations
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- climbersThose who scale heights
altitude · acclimatization · basecamp · crampon · rope team · ascent · shelter · peak
Temporary military or refugee settlement
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- field campTemporary outdoor research station
- tacticalStrategically planned
army · battalion · patrol · reconnaissance · outpost · deployment · combat · infantry
camping
Outdoor recreational lodging
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- hikersPeople walking outdoors recreationally
trailside · sleeping bag · tent · campfire · stargazing · outdoors · nature · hammock · headlamp · cookstove
emergency shelter
Temporary housing during disasters
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- exposureState of being unprotected
hypothermia · stranded · rescue · elements · makeshift · tarp · snow cave · survival gear · signaling · rationing
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- high campDeliberately exaggerated bad taste
- alpineOf high elevations
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
climbers · altitude · acclimatization · basecamp · crampon · rope team · ascent · shelter · peak · porters
encampment
Temporary military or refugee settlement
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- field campTemporary outdoor research station
tactical · army · battalion · patrol · reconnaissance · outpost · deployment · combat · infantry · garrison
- military campsarmy camps, cantonment, encampment, encampments, garrison
- military installationsmilitary base, bases, army base, forts, naval base
bivouacsbarracks
Soldiers' residential building
military base · garrison · fort · cantonment · fortress