boot camp
noun
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
3
: a place or undertaking that resembles a military boot camp especially by requiring one to endure intensive training or initiation
Nowadays, the more talented players view their college years as necessary boot camp to prepare them for the riches waiting for them in pro football.—
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Anson MountThese youngsters are put through what amounts to a boot camp of courses in music notation, basic harmony and ear-training.—Smithsonian
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Together, the group navigates the literal and metaphorical landmines of boot camp run by the ruthless Sgt.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Burrow sat in prison for a year before being admitted into Camp Togo, a boot camp in northern Minnesota to help offenders get back on the right track.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The only good thing about this boot camp was no horse riding.
—Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
Over the next three years, Leach was shuffled around from a boot camp in the Panhandle to facilities in Marlin, Gainesville, Roanoke and West.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Burrow sat in prison for a year before being admitted into Camp Togo, a boot camp in northern Minnesota to help offenders get back on the right track.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The only good thing about this boot camp was no horse riding.
—Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
Over the next three years, Leach was shuffled around from a boot camp in the Panhandle to facilities in Marlin, Gainesville, Roanoke and West.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boot%20camp. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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