bivouacking

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Setting up and living in a temporary camp, often in tents or under the open sky

noun
/ˈbɪvʊˌækɪŋ/

: bivouaqueo

The scouts were excited about bivouacking in the mountains for the weekend camping trip.

Examples

After hiking for hours, we decided to go bivouacking near the river under the stars.
And the kind of officer that makes bivouacking in the woods seem... ...downright desirable.

MegaForce (1982)
Setting up their bivouacking site, the campers enjoyed cooking dinner over the open fire.

Synonyms

camping

vsbivouacking

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An activity of staying and sleeping outdoors, usually in tents, for fun

is mainly temporary and often set up quickly under the open sky

tenting

vsbivouacking

1 2.7

Camping and sleeping in tents during a short trip

is for very temporary camps often under the open sky

How Temporary

bivouacking

1 9.1

camping

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Surface Forms

bivouacking singular

bivouackings plural

Morphology

bivouacking = bivouac (transparent) = bivouac + ing

The noun denotes the activity/state formed by adding the gerundive '-ing' to the verb 'bivouac', a direct and regular formation.

Etymology

Bivouacking comes from an old military word beiwacht that meant 'by the watch' or 'extra guard'. Soldiers who kept watch at night often slept in a quick, small camp, so bivouacking now means making and staying in a temporary camp outdoors.