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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Raye and her two backing vocalists are doing choreographed dance moves a la the Motown training school. Peter Larsen, Daily News, 13 May 2026 But by the outbreak of World War II, the Nautilus, along with 150 other hotels in Miami Beach, was used by the Army and Air Force as barracks, training schools and military hospitals. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026 Alongside the course reworks, the statement announced the creation of a caddie academy by the Evans Scholars Foundation at East Potomac and a training school at Langston overseen by First Tee. Matt Moret, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Hulu set the mood for the evening when two dozen young women, dressed in their Gilead wife-training school’s purple uniforms, walked in solemn unison down the carpet, each carrying a small pie and boarding a bus with curtains covering the windows. Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for training school

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of training school was in 1712

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“Training school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/training%20school. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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