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Definition of Boot camp
1. Noun. Camp for training military recruits.
Generic synonyms: Bivouac, Camp, Cantonment, Encampment
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Definition of Boot camp
1. Noun. (colloquial) Initial, basic indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for new recruits in the armed forces (Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps). ¹
2. Noun. A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term. ¹
3. Noun. (idiomatic) Any short, intensive course of training. ¹
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