training school

noun

1. a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
2. an institution for the care of juvenile delinquents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of training school¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

A military training school and the country’s main airport were attacked.

From BBC

Then, in her mid-20s, after fostering a pooch with serious behavioral issues, she decided to attend a training school specializing in service and therapy dogs and companion pets.

From Los Angeles Times

"Mountain Justice" pits a hillbilly father against his daughter who, Nugent wrote, “picked up her new-fangled notions at a nurses' training school.”

From Salon

Leaked employee lists show most I-Soon staff held a degree from a vocational training school, not an undergraduate degree, suggesting lower levels of education and training.

From Seattle Times

Leaked employee lists show most I-Soon staff held a degree from a vocational training school, not an undergraduate degree, suggesting lower levels of education and training.

From Seattle Times