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Bivouac definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BIVOUAC, n. [L. vigilo.] The guard or watch of a whole army, as in cases of great danger of surprise or attack.
BIVOUAC, v.t. To watch or be on guard, as a whole army.
[This word anglicized would be bewatch.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, bivouac]
2: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, encampment, camping area] v
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" [syn: camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: French, from Low German biwacht, from bi by + wacht guard Date: 1819 1. a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter 2. a. encampment usually for a night b. a temporary or casual shelter or lodging II. verb (-ouacked; -ouacking) Date: 1809 intransitive verb 1. to make a bivouac ; camp 2. to take shelter often temporarily transitive verb to provide temporary quarters for <they were bivouacked in the gym during the storm>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. a temporary open encampment without tents, esp. of soldiers. --v.intr. (bivouacked, bivouacking) camp in a bivouac, esp. overnight. Etymology: F, prob. f. Swiss G Beiwacht additional guard at night

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bivouacs, bivouacking, bivouacked) 1. A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers. N-COUNT 2. If you bivouac in a particular place, you stop and stay in a bivouac there. We bivouacked on the outskirts of the city. VERB: V prep/adv, also V

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n., v. n. Halt for the night (without encamping).

Moby Thesaurus

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