boot camp

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nounU.S. Navy, Marines.
  1. a camp for training recruits.

Origin of boot camp

1
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

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boot camp

noun
  1. US 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

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