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Meaning of bivouac

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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},
           {bivouac}]
      2: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn:
         {campsite}, {campground}, {camping site}, {camping ground},
         {bivouac}, {encampment}, {camping area}]
      v 1: 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}, {bivouac}, {tent}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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