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

These youngsters are put through what amounts to a boot camp of courses in music notation, basic harmony and ear-training.

—Smithsonian

Examples of boot camp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their continued efforts led to the launch of the first Springboard boot camp, which culminated in a successful demo day in 2000, where 22 of the 26 participants secured funding. —Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

In another light, Anderson’s boot camp could resemble hazing. —Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024

What follows is a string of hilarious situations as the brothers fumble through a parenting boot camp and in the process learn to trust each other again. —Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024

People interested in pursuing a career in computer science, including artificial intelligence, can also enroll in coding boot camps. —Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

boot camp

noun

: a camp where recently enlisted members of the Navy or Marine Corps receive their basic training