industrial arts
Americannoun
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(used with a plural verb) the methods of using tools and machinery, as taught in secondary and technical schools.
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(used with a singular verb) a subject or course of study that teaches such methods and skills.
Etymology
Origin of industrial arts
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Culver started teaching career and technical education classes in the Evergreen School District after graduating from the Washington State University’s college of education and industrial arts.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2022
In my case, I never had someone to teach me beyond the one industrial arts class I took in junior high.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022
The ag shop, as well as the wood shop that sat idle after the industrial arts department closed, are filled with equipment bought by a grant from the education foundation.
From Washington Times • Jan. 29, 2017
As a young man he served in World War II with the Army Air Forces in the Pacific; he later graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied industrial arts and mathematics.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2015
He suggested that I consider becoming an industrial arts teacher.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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