training ground

noun

A place or ground used for training.

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Meanings

nountraining ground (plural training grounds)

plural training grounds

  1. governmentA place or ground used for training.

    As a 19-year-old Premier League footballer at Swansea, Ben Davies always took an eternity to leave the club’s training ground.

    2025 October 13, Ben Fisher, “Unflappable, indispensable: centurion Ben Davies is the glue that holds Wales together”, in The Guardian
  2. broadlyA workplace which provides training for employees.

    These practical training grounds would be much reduced in the future and other means must be found to ensure that drivers and top-grade signalmen had a proper background of experience.

    1961 December, “Talking of Trains: Staff training”, in Trains Illustrated, page 712

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
range

Translations

Polish poligon
  • poligonTranslations
Spanish deportivo, lugar de entrenamiento
  • deportivoTranslations
  • lugar de entrenamientoTranslations
  • gimnasioTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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