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.—
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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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Coding boot camps once looked like the golden ticket to an economically secure future.
—Mike Isaac, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Programs like coding boot camps or culinary arts courses offer specialized training that can lead to direct employment opportunities.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Once accepted, creators participate in a boot camp on how to light their pictures, write captions, and create an editorial calendar.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
The movie’s incessant urge to psychoanalyze John’s fanaticism could have stopped at the boot camp sequence.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Mike Isaac, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Programs like coding boot camps or culinary arts courses offer specialized training that can lead to direct employment opportunities.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Once accepted, creators participate in a boot camp on how to light their pictures, write captions, and create an editorial calendar.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
The movie’s incessant urge to psychoanalyze John’s fanaticism could have stopped at the boot camp sequence.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Boot camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boot%20camp. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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