trade school

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noun

a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.

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Origin of trade school

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby trade school

trade rat, trade reference, trade route, Tradescant, tradescantia, trade school, Trades Council, trade secret, trade show, tradesman, tradespeople

How to use trade school in a sentence

Time for “future schools” that could “combine college, trade school, high school, and financial education.”
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Four out of five MHS graduates start post-secondary education immediately after high school, enrolling in a certificate program, trade school or two- or four-year college.
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While the model has caught fire from a variety of trade schools and bootcamps, it’s a hard service to offer at scale.
Tiger Global is betting that more schools are going to share future student earnings|Natasha Mascarenhas|May 7, 2021|TechCrunch
The company considered starting an apprenticeship program with a nearby trade school, but it cannot take on more than a handful of trainees at a time, making a long-term partnership difficult.
How a mythical backwoods monster saved a struggling West Virginia glass company|Molly Born|May 6, 2021|Washington Post

Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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And then I did teachers all throughout elementary school and junior high for my friends.
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Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
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Author J.K. Rowling says all religions are present at her beloved wizard school—except Wiccans.
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All my musical studies till now have been a mere going to school, a preparation for him.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
I ask for half a dozen projectors or so in every school, and for a well-stocked storehouse of films.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He was the most distinguished representative of the English school of composition, and was knighted in 1842.
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Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool.
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The child who has got languages from its governess, therefore, marks time—that is to say, wastes time in these subjects at school.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

British Dictionary definitions for trade school

trade school

noun

a school or teaching unit organized by an industry or large company to provide trade training, apprentice education, and similar courses

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