technical school

noun

A school that provides training in practical skills such as welding, hairdressing, plumbing and so on.

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nountechnical school (plural technical schools)

plural technical schools

  1. A school that provides training in practical skills such as welding, hairdressing, plumbing and so on.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 技術學校 /技术学校, 技校
  • 技術學校 /技术学校 (jìshù xuéxiào)school that provides training in practical skills
  • 技校 (jìxiào)school that provides training in practical skills
  • 工業學校 /工业学校 (gōngyè xuéxiào)school that provides training in practical skills
Finnish ammattikoulu
  • ammattikouluschool that provides training in practical skills
French lycée professionnel
  • lycée professionnelschool that provides training in practical skills
German Fachschule
  • Fachschuleschool that provides training in practical skills
Polish technikum
  • technikumschool that provides training in practical skills
Russian те́хническое учи́лище, те́хникум
  • те́хническое учи́лище (téxničeskoje učílišče)school that provides training in practical skills
  • те́хникум (téxnikum)school that provides training in practical skills
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APA

technical school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20school

MLA

“technical school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20school. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technical school,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20school.

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