trade school

noun

: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

Examples of trade school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While their peers are looking forward to college or a trade school, these teens are facing possible prison sentences. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024 Federal law gives the Education Department authority to cancel federal student loan debt for students who are defrauded by their college or trade school. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade school 

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Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trade school was in 1829

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“Trade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20school. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

trade school

noun
: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

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