BIVOUAC


Meaning of BIVOUAC in English

[ 'bɪvʊak , 'bɪvwak ]

■ noun a temporary camp without tents or cover.

■ verb ( ~s , ~king , ~ked ) stay in a ~.

Origin

C18: from Fr., prob. from Swiss Ger. Bîwacht 'additional guard at night'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.