Meaning of BIVOUAC
| Pronunciation: | | 'bivoo`ak
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- [n] temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
- [n] a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
- [v] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | camp, camp, camp out, campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite, cantonment, encamp, encampment, encampment, tent |
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| | See Also: | | boot camp, domicile, domiciliate, dwell, hutment, inhabit, laager, lager, land site, live, military quarters, people, populate, reside, shack, site | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\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.
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| | Related Terms: | | anchor, barrack, barracks, billet at, burrow, camp, camp out, campground, campsite, cantonment, casern, colonize, come to anchor, concentration camp, detention camp, domesticate, drive stakes, drop anchor, encamp, encampment, ensconce, establish residence, go camping, hive, hobo jungle, inhabit, keep house, Konzentrationslager, Lager, lines, live at, locate, maroon, moor, move, nest, park, people, perch, pitch, pitch camp, populate, relocate, reside, roost, rough it, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, sit down, sleep out, squat, stand, stay at, strike root, take residence at, take root, take up residence, tent, tented field |
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