BIVOUAC

camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac

(noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; “wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling”

campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, encampment, camping area

(noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bivouac (plural bivouacs)

An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.

Any temporary encampment.

A temporary shelter constructed generally for a few nights.

(dated) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.

(zoology) A structure formed by migratory ants out of their own bodies to protect the queen and larvae.

Verb

bivouac (third-person singular simple present bivouacks or bivouacs, present participle bivouacking or bivouacing, simple past and past participle bivouacked)

To set up camp.

To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.

To encamp for the night without tents or covering.

Source: Wiktionary

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Biv"ouac, n. Etym: [F. bivouac, bivac, prab. fr. G. beiwache, or beiwacht; bei by, near + wachen to watch, wache watch, guard. See By, and Watch.] (Mil.) (a) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack. (b) An encampment for the night without tents or covering.

Biv"ouac, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bivouacked (p. pr. & vb. n. Bivouacking.] (Mil.) (a) To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army. (b) To encamp for the night without tents or covering.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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