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bivvy

/ ˈ²úɪ±¹Éª /

noun

  1. slang.
    a small tent or shelter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bivvy1

C20: shortened from bivouac
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Then when Finn was five, inspired by Alastair Humphreys' book Microadventures, they attempted to sleep out under the stars in just a bivvy bag for one night of each month of the year.

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Some of the wives of the male volunteers expressed concerns and suspicions about her doing a bivvy exercise with them on the fells, which Penny laughs about.

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They then received word that Declan was going to sleep on the top of a Munro until morning in a bivvy bag as he was too far away to reach a road - so they ran back down the mountain.

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Ultramarathon competitors are used to "roughing it" in races, sometimes sleeping in bivvy bags at the side of muddy trails or even running through several nights.

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They tackled a multi-pitch route on the Marmolada—and ended up having to unexpectedly bivvy there overnight.

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