What does "industrial school" mean?

A school specifically training for skills aimed at industrial employment.

Industrial school

Common synonyms include: bastille, black hole, borstal, borstal institution, borstal school, bridewell.

noun

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Noun

1
A school specifically training for skills aimed at industrial employment.
"A small town's industrial school graduates often work in the local factory."
2
Such a residential school formerly used to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents. historical

"A small town's industrial school graduates often work in the local factory."