bivouac
[biv-oo-ak, biv-wak]
noun
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
the place used for such an encampment.
verb (used without object), biv·ou·acked, biv·ou·ack·ing.
to rest or assemble in such an area; encamp.
Origin of bivouac
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Related Words for bivouac
encampment, tent, campground, campsite, hover, linger, stop, live, continue, endure, stand, persist, last, prevail, survive, wait, garrison, hut, billet, campExamples from the Web for bivouac
Historical Examples of bivouac
Ascended a red-topped peak close to our bivouac and got a view ahead.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
Continuing westerly for about ten miles, we reached the water, our bivouac on the 22nd.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
On a day late in October our company were in bivouac after some hard night-riding.
The CavalierGeorge Washington Cable
The occupants of this bivouac had turned in, and the lights had been doused.
Captain Brand of the "Centipede"H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
The bivouac was in the neighborhood of the Ground Squirrel bridge.
Personal Recollections of a CavalrymanJ. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
bivouac
noun
verb -acs, -acking or -acked
Word Origin for bivouac
C18: from French bivuac, probably from Swiss German Beiwacht, literally: by + watch
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