training school

noun

Synonyms of training schoolnext
1
: a school preparing students for a particular occupation
2
: a correctional institution for the custody and reeducation of juvenile delinquents

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Wilson, whose training school already requires a parent or guardian to sign minors into a class, hopes the change encourages more young riders to seek professional instruction. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 31 July 2026 An enterprising businessman could see this kind of inefficiency and start an assassin training school in Westeros, kind of like whatever is going on with the ballerinas in the John Wick universe. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026 In September 2024, ‌JNIM attacked a paramilitary police training school near the ⁠Bamako airport, killing about 70 people. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026 The leaders, who last met in Beijing in September, also toured a ruling Workers’ Party training school and planted a fir tree symbolizing bilateral ties. — ABC News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for training school

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of training school was in 1712

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