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bivouac

bi·vouac

UK/ˈbɪv.u.æk/ US/ˈbɪv.wæk/ rare dated
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

  • “wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling”
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2.

verb

1.

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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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French bivouac (earlier biouac, bivac), from Alemannic German Biiwacht (“reinforcements of guard or town watch”), from bii- + Wacht (“watch, guard”).

Phrases

  • bivouac sack
  • bivouac sheet

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