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# Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/word-of-the-day-69/
- Published: 2019-10-08T17:15:25.000Z
- Updated: 2019-10-08T08:37:55.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:49

The word for today is…

bivouac (noun) – A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area.

(verb) – To camp in a bivouac.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bivouac?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : In the 1841 edition of An American Dictionary of the English Language, 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, a combination of bi (“by”) and wacht (“guard”). In some German dialects, the word was used specifically for a patrol of citizens who assisted the town watch at night. Today, bivouac has less to do with guarding and patrolling and more about having shelter.