training school

noun

1. a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
2. an institution for the care of juvenile delinquents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of training school¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

This differed little from other states, which also opened juvenile training schools in isolated places, with little funding or oversight, in response to rising youth populations in fast-growing industrial cities.

From Washington Post

In 1948, the constant drumbeat of abuse complaints led the Texas legislature to appoint a special commission to investigate its training schools.

From Washington Post

Halo works with celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan and runs owners through a mandatory 21-day training school on the app that teaches them how to humanely and productively apply shock training to their dogs.

From Outside Online

United Airlines reopened its flight training school on April 6 in expectation of needing more pilots.

From Washington Post

Then I found a training school to make paintings or drawings.

From Ozy

It is the location that stuns them—a mere 800 yards from Pakistan's military officer training school.

From The Daily Beast

A very important work could be done in this city by the establishment of a proper Training School for Servants.

From Project Gutenberg

I have never marshalled a bigger blast, even in the contests at our training school in Area Twelve.

From Project Gutenberg

The preparatory, academic, and collegiate departments are supplemented by a kindergarten and a physical-training school.

From Project Gutenberg

It was only a short time before the French had an army training school for aeronauts, and a number of military service balloons.

From Project Gutenberg

I had 60 hours of flying time here and in January of 1943 was graduated from primary training school.

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