See also: bootcamp
Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3 Noun
- 1.3.1 Synonyms
- 1.3.2 Translations
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From boot in the US military slang sense of “new recruit” + camp.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun[edit]
boot camp (plural boot camps)
- (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) 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).
- (chiefly Canada, US) A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
- (chiefly Canada, US, idiomatic) Any short, intensive course of training.
We will institute a boot camp for training the sales force in these new products.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
military — see basic training
a short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term
- Russian: исправи́тельная коло́нияf (ispravítelʹnaja kolónija)
any short, intensive course of training
- Finnish: intensiivikurssi
- Hungarian: intenzív kiképzés
- Russian: уче́бный курсm (učébnyj kurs), интенси́вный курсm (intɛnsívnyj kurs)
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