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View synonyms for industrial school
industrial school
noun
- a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; trade or vocational school.
- a school for educating neglected children or juvenile delinquents committed to its care and training them to some form of industry.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of industrial school1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
A lady, who had started an industrial school on a gift of $250 from a clergyman, asked for her help.
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In the South I am safe in saying that there is not more than one effective industrial school for every 400,000 colored people.
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The idea of the institution is that of a good industrial school.
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There is also an industrial school for young girls, where 35 or 40 are taught various useful domestic works.
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There was a little girl, about eight years old, who attends the Industrial School.
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