A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: biv·ou·acked, biv·ou·ack·ing, biv·ou·acs also biv·ou·acks To camp in a bivouac.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from German dialectal beiwacht, supplementary night watch : bei-, beside (from Middle High German bi-, from Old High German; see ambhi in Appendix I) + Wacht, watch, vigil (from Middle High German wahte, from Old High German wahta; see weg- in Appendix I).
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