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biv·ou·ac
(bĭv′o͞o-ăk′, bĭv′wăk′)n.
A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area.
intr.v. biv·ou·acked, biv·ou·ack·ing, biv·ou·acs also biv·ou·acks
To camp in a bivouac.
[French, from German dialectal beiwacht, supplementary night watch : bei-, beside (from Middle High German bi-, from Old High German; see ambhi in Indo-European roots) + Wacht, watch, vigil (from Middle High German wahte, from Old High German wahta; see weg- in Indo-European roots).]
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bivouac
(ˈbɪvʊˌæk; ˈbɪvwæk)n
(Military) a temporary encampment with few facilities, as used by soldiers, mountaineers, etc
vb, -acs, -acking or -acked
(Military) (intr) to make such an encampment
[C18: from French bivuac, probably from Swiss German Beiwacht, literally: by + watch]
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biv•ou•ac
(ˈbɪv uˌæk, ˈbɪv wæk)n., v. -acked, -ack•ing. n.
1. a military encampment made with tents.
2. the place used for such an encampment.
v.i. 3. to assemble in a bivouac.
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bivouac
Past participle: bivouacked
Gerund: bivouacking
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Noun | 1. | bivouac - temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" boot camp - camp for training military recruits hutment - an encampment of huts (chiefly military) military quarters - living quarters for personnel on a military post armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
2. | bivouac - a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | |
Verb | 1. | bivouac - 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" |
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