boot camp
noun
Meaning
- 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).
- A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
- Any short, intensive course of training.
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