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bivouac \BIV-wak, BIV-uh-wak\, noun 1. An encampment for the night, usually under little or no shelter. intransitive verb 1. To encamp for the night, usually under little or no shelter. Bivouac comes from French bivouac , from German Beiwache , "watching, guarding," from bei , "near" and wachen , "to watch." Due to gale-force winds the group was forced to bivouac in a cave lest they...
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