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Meaning of boot camp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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, colloquial
  2. A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
    Canada, US
  3. Any short, often intensive course of training.
    Canada, US, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“We will institute a boot camp for training the sales force in these new products.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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