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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bivouac \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bivouac \Biv"ouac\, n. [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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bivouac
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for
soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were
grumbling" [syn: {camp}, {encampment}, {cantonment}]
2: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite},
{campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {encampment},
{camping area}]
v : live in a tent [syn: {camp}, {encamp}, {camp out}]
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