bivouac
verb/ˈbɪvuæk/
/ˈbɪvuæk/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bivouac | /ˈbɪvuæk/ /ˈbɪvuæk/ |
| he / she / it bivouacs | /ˈbɪvuæks/ /ˈbɪvuæks/ |
| past simple bivouacked | /ˈbɪvuækt/ /ˈbɪvuækt/ |
| past participle bivouacked | /ˈbɪvuækt/ /ˈbɪvuækt/ |
| -ing form bivouacking | /ˈbɪvuækɪŋ/ /ˈbɪvuækɪŋ/ |
- to spend the night in a bivouacWord Originearly 18th cent. (denoting a night watch by the whole army): from French, probably from Swiss German Bîwacht ‘additional guard at night’, apparently denoting a citizens' patrol supporting the ordinary town watch.
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