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boot camp

noun

U.S. Navy, Marines.
  1. a camp for training recruits.


boot camp

noun

  1. slang.
    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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boot camp1

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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He runs a seven-day boot camp that remakes lonely guys both outside and in, including flashy shirts and haircuts to what he calls “strategic deception.â€

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But it was later discovered the tenant was running a residential retreat with 11 guest bedrooms and a fitness boot camp, the application said.

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Among the challenges: he makes them navigate an obstacle course while a blindfolded Celeste drives a golf cart, leaving the viewer wondering how his boot camp can possibly be insured.

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And yet, professional boot camp or not, even O’Connor couldn’t ignore how important the level of tennis was to the story.

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The last day of our boot camp was the day before Day 1 of shooting.

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