industrial arts

industrial arts
noun
a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools
Hypernyms: ↑course, ↑course of study, ↑course of instruction, ↑class

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the methods of using tools and machinery, as taught in secondary and technical schools.
[1840-50]

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industrial arts,
1. the practical arts employed in industry.
2. these arts as taught in schools.

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noun [noncount]
US : a subject that teaches students how to work with tools and machines

Industrial arts is her favorite class.

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inˌdustrial ˈarts [industrial arts] (also shop, ˈshop class) noun uncountable (NAmE)
a school subject in which students learn to make things from wood and metal using tools and machines
See also:shop

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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