A bivouac (pronounced /ˈbɪvuˌæk/, biv-oo-ak) traditionally refers to a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire or such a site where a camp may be built. It is also commonly used to describe a variety of improvised camp sites such as those used in scouting and mountain climbing.
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noun . 1. a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire. 2. the place used for such an encampment.
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bivouac (plural bivouacs) An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering. 1883, Ambrose Bierce, "George Thurston: Three Incidents in The Life of A Man
Bivouac may refer to: Bivouac shelter, an encampment; Bivouac sack, or "bivy sack" or bivy bag, an extremely lightweight alternative to traditional tent systems; Bivouac (ants), where a nest is constructed out of the living ant worker's own bodies; Bivouac (band), a UK indie rock band of the 1990s; Bivouac, a 1992 album by the punk band Jawbreaker; Happy Bivouac, a song and the album named after it by the Japanese band The Pillows
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