- boot camp
- noun Date: 1916 1. a navy or marine corps camp for basic training 2. a disciplinary facility or program in which young offenders are forced to participate in a rigidly structured routine
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
boot camp
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boot camp — n a training camp for people who have just joined the US Army, Navy, or Marine Corps … Dictionary of contemporary English
boot camp — boot ,camp noun count 1. ) a place where young prisoners or young people are treated very strictly and have to do hard physical exercise 2. ) a camp for training people who have just joined the U.S. military … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boot camp — boot′ camp n. mil a camp for training U.S. Navy or Marine recruits • Etymology: 1940–45, amer … From formal English to slang
boot camp — ☆ boot camp n. [orig., bootneck, a Marine, in reference to the leather collar of the uniform; later contr. in use for a Marine recruit, then for a trainee more generally] a station where Navy or Marine recruits receive basic training … English World dictionary
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