boot camp

noun

U.S. Navy, Marines.

1. a camp for training recruits.

boot camp

noun

1. slang,  a basic training camp for new recruits to the US Navy or Marine Corps

2. a centre for juvenile offenders, with a strict disciplinary regime, hard physical exercise, and community labour programmes

Word History and Origins

Origin of boot camp¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45