bivouac
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noun \ˈbi-və-ˌwak, ˈbiv-ˌwak\Definition of BIVOUAC
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
See Examples of BIVOUAC
- <soldiers setting up a bivouac by the stream>
Origin of BIVOUAC
French, from Low German biwacht, from bi by + wacht guard
First Known Use: 1819
Related to BIVOUAC
- Synonyms
- camp, campground, campsite, encampment, hutment
Rhymes with BIVOUAC
almanac, amberjack, anorak, antiblack, applejack, Arawak, Aurillac, back-to-back, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, celiac, cornerback, Cousin Jack, crackerjack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, gunnysack, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, iliac, ipecac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, medevac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac
2bivouac
verb bivouacked bivouack·ing
Definition of BIVOUAC
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>
Examples of BIVOUAC
- <the army bivouacked for the night by the lake>
- <survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement>
First Known Use of BIVOUAC
1809
Related to BIVOUAC
- Synonyms
- camp (out), encamp
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