bivy
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8.2
A small, simple tent for sleeping outdoors
- noun
- /ˈbɪvi/
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bivac
- I sat up in my nylon bivy sac, pounded a coffee (caffeine... check!) and choked down a few protein bars.
- bivy sack
- bivy bag
- emergency bivy
Examples
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For our camping trip, we brought a lightweight bivy that was easy to carry and quick to set up.
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Oh it's handy to the kitchen and there's a bivy right down the hallway.
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I would say a bivy sack sleeping bag would be important as well as a red filter for the headlamp.
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After a long hike, I set up my bivy to get some rest before the next day's adventure.
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The bivy provided just enough protection from the wind while camping in the mountains.
Synonyms
8.4
A small simple cabin used for guests or camping
is a temporary or improvised outdoor sleeping shelter rather than a cabin
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Etymology
The word bivy comes from bivouac, an old word for a 'temporary camp' used by soldiers who kept a 'watch' at night, so a bivy today is a very small, simple shelter you can sleep in outdoors.