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

Example Sentences

One issue with coding boot camps is that while it might help a student go from unemployed to employed, the lack of credential and degree might limit career mobility past that first job.

From TechCrunch

If a Henry student doesn’t get employed in a job that allows them to make $500 a month within five years after the program completes, they are off the hook for paying back the boot camp.

From TechCrunch

Netflix will foot the bill for students accepted into the program, and they’ll get course credit for completing the boot camp, the company said.

From TechCrunch

Sora is working on partnering with the “next generation of college and university replacements,” he says, such as boot camps or internships.

From TechCrunch

Pell Grants, which help low-income students pay for education, can’t be used for nontraditional programs like boot camps or a 170-hour EMT certification.

From Time

And Beyonce's dad is offering a "boot camp" on how to be Beyonce.

From The Daily Beast

How about if you flunked out of boot camp in your second week?

From The Daily Beast

After that he decided he needed to “give this a serious chance, so I gave myself what I called at the time soccer boot camp.”

From The Daily Beast

The boot camp program is five nights and available anytime from April to November.

From The Daily Beast

Yeah, I was going through boot camp and then had to study Shakespeare.

From The Daily Beast