"training ground" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: training grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} training ground (plural training grounds)
  1. (sports, military) A place or ground used for training. Categories (topical): Military, Sports
    Sense id: en-training_ground-en-noun-s4Ge9yRC Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (by extension) A workplace which provides training for employees. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-training_ground-en-noun-qax6FDVi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Inflected forms

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