boot camp




WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈboot ˌcamp,  n. 
  1. Militarya camp for training U.S. Navy or Marine recruits: [no article]He went to boot camp for six weeks.[countable]He went to several boot camps as part of his fact-finding mission.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
boot′ camp′, [U.S. Navy, Marines.]
  1. Militarya camp for training recruits.
  • 1940–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boot camp
  1. a basic training camp for new recruits to the US Navy or Marine Corps
  2. a centre for juvenile offenders, with a strict disciplinary regime, hard physical exercise, and community labour programmes

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