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boot camp

noun

Etymology

From boot (“US military slang sense of “new recruit””) + camp.

  1. inherited from *kampōn✻
  2. inherited from campian, compian
  3. inherited from campen
  4. derived from camp
  5. derived from can, camp
  6. derived from *kh₂em-✻ — “to bend; crooked”
  7. derived from campus
  8. inherited from *kamp✻
  9. inherited from camp
  10. inherited from kampe
  11. compounded as boot camp — “boot + camp”

Definitions

  1. An initial, basic indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in…

    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).

  2. A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an…

    A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.

  3. 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA