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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-596/
- Published: 2021-09-16T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-01T18:38:40.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

The word for today is…

bivouac (noun, verb) –

*noun*

1 : a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter  
2a : encampment usually for a night  
 b : a temporary or casual shelter or lodging

*verb*

1 : to make a bivouac  
2 : to take shelter often temporarily

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bivouac?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : In his 1841 dictionary, Noah Webster observed bivouac to be a French borrowing having military origins. He defined the noun bivouac as “the guard or watch of a whole army, as in cases of great danger of surprise or attack” and the verb as “to watch or be on guard, as a whole army.” The French word is derived from the Low German word biwacht, which translates to “by guard.” Germans used the word specifically for a patrol of citizens who assisted the town watch at night. Today, bivouac has less to do with guarding and patrolling than it does with taking shelter.

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