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Noun: bivouac  'bi-voo,ak or 'biv,wak
  1. (military) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
    "wherever he went in the bivouac the men were grumbling";
    - camp, encampment, cantonment
     
  2. A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
    "They chose a scenic bivouac near the lake";
    - campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, encampment, camping area
Verb: bivouac (bivouacked,bivouacking)  'bi-voo,ak or 'biv,wak
  1. Live in or as if in a tent
    "Can we go bivouacking again this summer?";
    - camp, encamp, camp out, tent, bivvy up [informal], bivvy [informal]

Derived forms: bivouacked, bivouacking, bivouacs

Type of: dwell, inhabit, land site, live, military quarters, populate, site

Encyclopedia: Bivouac