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== Origin of the word ==
[[Image:Bivouac snow.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bivouac in winter at Benediktenwand, [[Germany]]]]
''Bivouac'' is originally a term for a (military) camp consisting of very simple or improvised shelters. The term is also used with scouting, trekking and mountain climbing trips.