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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Frank Neff graduated from Purdue prior to his career as an industrial arts teacher.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2018
When Mr. Thompson completed his military service, he studied industrial arts and mathematics at UCLA.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2015
“She pokes her head in and wants to know what I did yesterday,” joked Mr. Fink, who is widowed and retired from careers as an optician and an industrial arts teacher.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2015
R.I.P’s owner, CEO and key staff member is a retired high school industrial arts teacher named John Heider, who recruits other help when needed but is otherwise an industrious one-man graveyard resurrection machine.
From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2015
Kristina nods and starts walking toward the street entrance, and I run across the parking lot and in the side door by the industrial arts wing.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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