boot camp

noun

: a camp where people who have recently joined the U.S. Army, Navy, or Marine Corps receive their basic training

: a short but very difficult training program : a program or situation that helps people become much better at doing something in a short period of time

Full Definition of BOOT CAMP

: a navy or marine corps camp for basic training

: a disciplinary facility or program in which young offenders are forced to participate in a rigidly structured routine

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First Known Use of BOOT CAMP

1916

Rhymes with BOOT CAMP

arc lamp, black damp, break camp, C-clamp, death camp, decamp, encamp, firedamp, flashlamp, floor lamp, food stamp, glow lamp, headlamp, off-ramp, on-ramp, preamp, revamp, sunlamp, tax stamp, time-stamp, unclamp, work camp

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