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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The four-day event was designed as a boot camp for content creators who hoped to someday reign over their own empire of influence, having grown up watching how the hyperactive, over-the-top antics of YouTubers and Twitch streamers turned them into multimillionaire moguls.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Then training begins: a 12-week basic horsemanship course followed by six-week boot camp at an equestrian sports facility in Ocala, Florida.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025
The impact on individual students is profound: Priya Kumar, 28: After years in retail, Kumar enrolled in tuition-free coding boot camps to transition into cybersecurity.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Turner has been sharing her boot camp online, and her first video went viral, amassing over 1 million views.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Then training begins: a 12-week basic horsemanship course followed by six-week boot camp at an equestrian sports facility in Ocala, Florida.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025
The impact on individual students is profound: Priya Kumar, 28: After years in retail, Kumar enrolled in tuition-free coding boot camps to transition into cybersecurity.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Turner has been sharing her boot camp online, and her first video went viral, amassing over 1 million views.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for boot camp
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boot%20camp. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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