military school

noun

Origin of military school

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

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One day around his 15th birthday, Coe came home and found that a friend of Jody’s had mailed her a pamphlet for military school.
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It really was a surprise to see, after that dancing scene, that she was the rigid headmaster of a military school.
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She recalled an anecdote her husband told about their military school days, when Headley would avoid morning prayers.
The Next U.S-Pakistan Headache | ProPublica | May 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Rana has known Headley since they attended an elite military school in Pakistan.
The Next U.S-Pakistan Headache | ProPublica | May 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was a lieutenant of dragoons in the Spanish service, and master of the military school at Chihuahua.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3) | Elliott Coues

Blackford was safe for the time in a military school, and Marian had been tutored for a year at home.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
Bassett had recently visited Blackford at the military school where his son was established, and talk fell upon the boy.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
Old as it is, it is still used by the army; the native military school and the naval academy both being within its walls.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill Starr
The chap had perhaps been a soldier, and attended a military school.
Under the Law | Edwina Stanton Babcock

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