Bivouacking

Bivouacking
Bivouac Biv"ouac, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bivouacked} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bivouacking}.] (Mil.) (a) To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army. (b) To encamp for the night without tents or covering. [1913 Webster]

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