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.—
Anson Mount
Anson MountThese youngsters are put through what amounts to a boot camp of courses in music notation, basic harmony and ear-training.—Smithsonian
SmithsonianExamples of boot camp in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, employees using J&J’s digital boot camp—courses that explain the fundamentals of AI, automation, data, and more—have completed nearly 30,000 courses.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Hester said Anderson had been at the airport for a real estate boot camp trip in Phoenix when the incident with Baby Skylar occurred.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Chambers enlisted in the Navy on May 17, 2012, and graduated from boot camp in July 2012.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
In 2021, to prepare for this role, Boyle and the rest of the cast, including Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner, headed to boot camp.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The Army has long administered this treatment at boot camps held at Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Moore and Fort Sill.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2024
Think of these next six weeks as a boot camp for Quickley to grow as a playmaker and learn how to be a starting point guard in this league.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Trending Stories The seaside is froth and laughter, bass beats and boot camps.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
In 2005, Anthony Haynes, 14, died while being punished at a wilderness boot camp.
—Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
John Kell, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Hester said Anderson had been at the airport for a real estate boot camp trip in Phoenix when the incident with Baby Skylar occurred.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Chambers enlisted in the Navy on May 17, 2012, and graduated from boot camp in July 2012.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
In 2021, to prepare for this role, Boyle and the rest of the cast, including Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner, headed to boot camp.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The Army has long administered this treatment at boot camps held at Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Moore and Fort Sill.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2024
Think of these next six weeks as a boot camp for Quickley to grow as a playmaker and learn how to be a starting point guard in this league.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Trending Stories The seaside is froth and laughter, bass beats and boot camps.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
In 2005, Anthony Haynes, 14, died while being punished at a wilderness boot camp.
—Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boot%20camp. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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