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
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Participants will undergo a five-day intensive editing boot camp in New York, with courses and panel discussions led by ProPublica’s senior editors.
—Talia Buford, ProPublica, 16 May 2025
Radio boot camp Radio station KPCR will be hosting a boot camp for teenagers interested in a career in audio storytelling this summer.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
The training was followed by a three-week boot camp with the rest of the cast, including Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor and D’Pharaoh Woon A Tai.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Both things were handled during and throughout the boot camp, and Ray was correcting us.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Talia Buford, ProPublica, 16 May 2025
Radio boot camp Radio station KPCR will be hosting a boot camp for teenagers interested in a career in audio storytelling this summer.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
The training was followed by a three-week boot camp with the rest of the cast, including Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor and D’Pharaoh Woon A Tai.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Both things were handled during and throughout the boot camp, and Ray was correcting us.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boot%20camp. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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