bivouac
noun
- Archaic a night guard to avoid surprise attack
- a temporary encampment (esp. of soldiers) in the open, with only tents or improvised shelter
intransitive verb bivouacked, bivouacking
to encamp in the open
See bivouac in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bĭvˈo͞o-ăkˌ, bĭvˈwăkˌ)
noun A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area.
intransitive verb biv·ou·acked,
biv·ou·ack·ing,
biv·ou·acs also
biv·ou·acks To camp in a bivouac.
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