training ground
noun/ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɡraʊnd/
/ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɡraʊnd/
- (British English) a place where people go to get fit and practise the skills necessary for the sport that they play
- The coach tested his players' accuracy with a free-kick drill at their training ground.
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- a place where soldiers go to practise the skills necessary for fighting in a war
- At the training ground, the soldiers prepare for the unknowns that lie ahead in combat.
- a place that provides the chance to learn the skills necessary for a job or an activity
- Paris was the traditional training ground for artists in the early twentieth century.
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