bivouac

biv·ou·ac  (bv-k, bvwk)

n.

A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area.

intr.v. biv·ou·acked, biv·ou·ack·ing, biv·ou·acs also biv·ou·acks

To camp in a bivouac.

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[French, from German dialectal beiwacht, supplementary night watch : bei-, beside (from Middle High German bi-, from Old High German; see ambhi in Indo-European roots) + Wacht, watch, vigil (from Middle High German wahte, from Old High German wahta; see weg- in Indo-European roots).]

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bivouac [ˈbɪvʊˌæk ˈbɪvwæk]

n

(Military) a temporary encampment with few facilities, as used by soldiers, mountaineers, etc

vb -acs, -acking, -acked

(Military) (intr) to make such an encampment

[from French bivuac, probably from Swiss German Beiwacht, literally: by + watch]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bivouac - temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" camp, cantonment, encampment boot camp - camp for training military recruits hutment - an encampment of huts (chiefly military) laager, lager - a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons military quarters - living quarters for personnel on a military post armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	bivouac - a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite, encampment land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"
Verb	1.	bivouac - 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" camp, camp out, encamp, tent inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"

Translations

bivouac [ˈbɪvʊæk] (bivouacked (vb: pt, pp))

A. N → vivaque m

B. VI → vivaquear

bivouac [ˈbɪvuæk]

n → bivouac m

vi → bivouaquer

bivouac vb: pret, ptp <bivouacked>

n → Biwak nt

vi → biwakieren

bivouac [ˈbɪvʊæk] (bivouacked (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → bivacco

2. vi → bivaccare

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bivouac [ˈbɪvʊæk] (bivouacked (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → bivacco

2. vi → bivaccare