TRAINING SCHOOL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders

Synonyms:

reform school; reformatory; training school

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("training school" is a kind of...):

correctional institution (a penal institution maintained by the government)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "training school"):

borstal (formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison)

Meaning:

A school providing practical vocational and technical training

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("training school" is a kind of...):

school (an educational institution)