training school
Americannoun
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a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
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an institution for the care of juvenile delinquents.
Etymology
Origin of training school
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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There were four graduates the day I visited, including two who were going to electrician training school and one who was on his way to ODR housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
He established a training school for public officials—Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti School of Governance—that is shaping a new generation of Iran’s political leaders under the oversight of the Revolutionary Guard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Min Aung Hlaing was born in Dawei city in Myanmar's elongated southern reach, studying at university before enrolling into officer training school -- albeit on his third attempt.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Soldiers at the Army’s jungle training school on Oahu.Credit...
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Think of backgrounding as a training school for feedlot life: The animals are, for the first time in their lives, confined to a pen.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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