boot camp en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From boot (“US military slang sense of “new recruit””) + camp.
Meanings
- (Canada, US, colloquial) An 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).
- (Canada, US) A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
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(Canada, US, idiomatic) Any short, often intensive course of training.
We will institute a boot camp for training the sales force in these new products.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| boot camps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
mi puni whakaara (a short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term) · fi intensiivikurssi (any short, intensive course of training) · ru уче́бный курс (any short, intensive course of training) · ru интенси́вный курс (any short, intensive course of training) · ru исправи́тельная коло́ния (a short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term) · hu intenzív kiképzés (any short, intensive course of training)