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bivouac

/ˈbɪvwæk/BIV-wak
/ˈbɪvwæk/BIV-wak

Meaningan extra night watch

Common meaning: a temporary camp without tents

Journey through time

  1. Germanbeiwacht‘an extra night watch’source
  2. Frenchbivouacsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsan extra night watch → a temporary camp without tentsbivouac‘a temporary camp without tents’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on German beiwacht ‘an extra night watch’.

Source words

  • beiwacht German · source word “an extra night watch”

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