trade school
noun
a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
trade schools
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pluralof trade school.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While this training commonly begins in high school, it can also take place in trade schools, regional centers and community colleges.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
An association for private trade schools and career colleges is so concerned it has created a task force to reach out to students about the importance of loan repayment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the past, administrators "frowned upon trade schools, they wanted to steer everybody to go to college."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
He also would look to work with trade schools to help inmates acquire skills to prevent recidivism.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
One of the most interesting groups of trade schools are those for the promotion of the textile industry in its various aspects, there existing at the present time no less than seventy-nine such institutions.
From The Condition and Tendencies of Technical Education in Germany by Arthur Henry Chamberlain
