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bivouacking
Variant of 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
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