Definition of bivouac Bivouac
/bɪˈvwæk/ - [bivwak] - biv•ou•ac
We found 18 definitions of bivouac from 8 different sources.
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| bivouac - temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" | ||
| camp, encampment, cantonment | ||
| 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" | ||
| boot camp camp for training military recruits | ||
| hutment an encampment of huts (chiefly military) | ||
| bivouac - a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent | ||
| campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, encampment, camping area | ||
| land site, site physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" | ||
Verb |
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| 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, encamp, camp out, tent | ||
| populate, inhabit, dwell, live fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bivouac (Noun)
An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering. - bivouac (Noun)
Any temporary encampment. - bivouac (Noun)
The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack. - bivouac (Verb)
To set up camp. - bivouac (Verb)
To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army. - bivouac (Verb)
To encamp for the night without tents or covering.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bivouac (n.)
The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack. - bivouac (n.)
An encampment for the night without tents or covering. - bivouac (v. i.)
To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army. - bivouac (v. i.)
To encamp for the night without tents or covering.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bivouac
A makeshift camp or camping place.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bivouac
biv′ōō-ak, n. the resting at night of soldiers in the open air, instead of under cover in camp.—v.i. to pass the night in the open air:—pr.p. biv′ouacking; pa.p. biv′ouacked. [Fr.—Ger. beiwacht, to watch beside—bei by, wachen, to watch.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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bivouac
The resting for the night in the open-air by an armed party, instead of encamping.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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bivouac
A night-watch in open air. Troops bivouac when they make the best of it for the night, encamping in the open air. The term was also applied to a night-guard of the whole army, when apprehensive of surprise. The word comes from the German bei, “near,” and wache, “watch.” In recent times it is common for soldiers on the march to use the tente d’abri, or shelter-tent.
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