military academy

military academy

noun
1.
a private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
2.
a school that trains men and women for military careers as army officers, usually as part of a college education.
Also called military school.


Origin:
1770–80, Americanism

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To military academy
Collins
World English Dictionary
military academy
 
n
a training establishment for young officer cadets entering the army

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Military academy is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT