The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bivouac \Biv"ouac\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bivouacked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bivouacking.] (Mil.) (a) To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army. (b) To encamp for the night without tents or covering. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bivouacking n 1: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn: camping, encampment, bivouacking, tenting]