EuroLex/F/Bivouac

verb: bivouaquer - to camp in a bivouac
 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: bivouac - 1. outdoor camp;

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

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Etymology: from Fr., ult. from Swiss/Alsatian biwacht "night guard," from bei- "double, additional" + wacht "guard." Original meaning was an army that stayed up on night watch; sense of "outdoor camp" is 1853. Not a common word in English before the Napoleonic Wars.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

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