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bivouacking

bivouacking is the present participle and gerund of bivouac.

Meaning of bivouac

Verb

bivouac (third-person singular simple present bivouacs or bivouacks, present participle bivouacing or bivouacking, simple past and past participle bivouacked)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To set up camp.
    • We'll bivouac here tonight.
  2. (intransitive) To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.
  3. (intransitive) To encamp for the night without tents or covering.

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Questions about bivouacking

What is bivouacking the present participle and gerund of?
Bivouacking is the present participle and gerund of bivouac.

Words near bivouacking in the dictionary

  1. bivouacing
  2. bivouack
  3. bivouacked
  4. bivouacker
  5. bivouackers
  6. bivouacking
  7. bivouacks
  8. bivouacs
  9. bivvied
  10. bivvies
  11. bivvy

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