boot camp
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boot camp
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From boot (“US military slang sense of “new recruit””) + camp.
noun boot camps
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An initial, basic indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for new recruits in the armed forces (army, Air Force, navy and Marine Corps).
Similar: basic training
- A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
- Any short, often intensive course of training. We will institute a boot camp for training the sales force in these new products.
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noun a short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term
| Русский | исправи́тельная коло́ния ispravítelʹnaja kolónija |
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noun any short, intensive course of training
| Русский | уче́бный курс učébnyj kurs, интенси́вный курс intɛnsívnyj kurs |
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title = {boot camp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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