basic training

noun

: the initial period of training of a military recruit

Examples of basic training in a Sentence

Our son is in basic training.
Recent Examples on the Web Each horse is trained for several months at the Household Cavalry Training Wing in Windsor and the Hyde Park Barracks in London, which includes both basic training and riding the horses through the streets to desensitize them to loud noises, cars, and people. Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 June 2024 Dana Taylor: And teachers who carry must complete 40 hours of basic training in school policing. Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024 His time in service was spent in South Carolina for basic training and he was later stationed at Camp Geiger, then Chesapeake, and finally Washington, D.C., according to his obituary. Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 5 July 2024 The first tranche of prisoner recruits is already in basic training, according to Maliuska. Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for basic training 

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of basic training was in 1914

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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basic%20training. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

basic training

noun
: the first part of training for a military recruit

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