Jacob Campbell
Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW

I'm a father, husband, and educator committed to growing as a person and creating change for those with less power. I serve as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Heritage University. My work spans school social work, mental health, and youth with behavioral challenges. I'm passionate about educational innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and supporting students in becoming effective change agents.

Jacob Campbell
Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW

I'm a father, husband, and educator committed to growing as a person and creating change for those with less power. I serve as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Heritage University. My work spans school social work, mental health, and youth with behavioral challenges. I'm passionate about educational innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and supporting students in becoming effective change agents.

bivouac

While reading Dillard (1997), I came across bivouac as a new word. Emergency military housing. I would not have guessed this was the meaning from the context.

Screenshot of context where 'bivouac' was found
An image of where I read bivouac.

bivouac

Noun

  1. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; “wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling”
    • Synonyms
      • camp
      • encampment
      • cantonment
    • Less specific
      • military quarters
    • More specific
      • boot camp
      • hutment
      • laager
      • lager
    • Related
      • camp
      • encamp
      • camp out
      • bivouac
      • tent
      • quarter
      • billet
      • canton
      • camp
      • encamp
      • camp out
      • bivouac
      • tent
    • Topic Members
      • military
      • armed forces
      • armed services
      • military machine
      • war machine
  2. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
    • Synonyms
      • campsite
      • campground
      • camping site
      • camping ground
      • encampment
      • camping area
    • Less specific
      • site
      • land site
    • Related
      • camp
      • encamp
      • camp out
      • bivouac
      • tent

Verb

  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”
    • Synonyms
      • camp
      • encamp
      • camp out
      • tent
    • Less specific
      • populate
      • dwell
      • live
      • inhabit
    • Related
      • camping
      • encampment
      • bivouacking
      • tenting
      • tent
      • collapsible shelter
      • campsite
      • campground
      • camping site
      • camping ground
      • bivouac
      • encampment
      • camping area
      • camp
      • encampment
      • cantonment
      • bivouac
      • camping
      • encampment
      • bivouacking
      • tenting
      • camp
      • camp
      • encampment
      • cantonment
      • bivouac
      • camper
      • camping
      • encampment
      • bivouacking
      • tenting

There are 161 definitions in the project. Most definitions were taken from Terminology app, which is based on the Princeton University's WordNet lexical database. The following is a listing of all of the terms included.

Dictionary Entry Information

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Reference Author: Dillard (1997)

Reference Citation:

Dillard, A (1997) Heaven and earth in jest. In Barron, F., Montuori, A, Barron, A (Eds) _Creators on creating: Awaking and cultivating the imaginative mind. Yew York: Tarcher / Pinguin

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