building trades
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of building trades
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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That includes Liguori Academy, a high school that offers building trades training, and St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic elementary school.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
I was struck by the fact that a joint statement came out linking Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was working in the building trades, with graduate students who had been deported.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2025
And she suggests, it might be the way of the future when it comes to the building trades.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024
Major donors to the committee include building trades unions, nurses and firefighters associations, and the California Real Estate PAC.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024
A combination from the army or navy on the one side and the building trades on the other is most satisfactory.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
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