Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bivouac"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bivouac \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bivouac \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bivouac
n 1: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for
soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were
grumbling" [syn: {camp}, {encampment}, {cantonment}]
2: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: {campsite},
{campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground}, {encampment},
{camping area}]
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" [syn: {camp},
{encamp}, {camp out}, {tent}]
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