training grounds
Where soldiers drill
Training grounds are places where people or animals develop skills through repeated practice and instruction.
Military training grounds prepare soldiers for combat; sports training grounds condition athletes for competition.
The term extends figuratively to any environment that shapes abilities: The startup scene became training grounds for future tech executives.
A single location is a training ground, though the plural form predominates even when referring to one facility.
- field exercisesOutdoor tactical training operations
- live fireActual ammunition in use
- playing fieldGround for sports
- bootcampInitial military training program
- boot campInitial military instruction program
drill sergeant · drill · marching orders · practice · coaching · barracks · maneuvers · field maneuvers · obstacle course · development · combat readiness · battle ready · exercise · conditioning · firing range · cadets · preparation · fresh recruits
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- military basesoldiers, barracks, HQ, troops, hangar
- running locationstrail running, coastal paths, forest trails, road races, scenic routes
- ground(s) wordsgarden, yard, lawn, courtyard, campus
- Marine Baseboot camp, Camp Lejeune, Quantico, drill instructor, mess hall
- military facilitiesmilitary base, command center, army base, air force base, headquarters
training groundsbattlefield
Combat engagement area
combat zone · war zone · front lines · real world · theater of war
training groundsschool of hard knocks
Education through suffering
wilderness · uncharted territory · deep end · trenches · no man's land
training groundsretirement home
Residence for elderly adults
pasture · graveyard · scrapyard · hall of fame · finish line
training, trained, trainer, grounds, trainee, untrained, trainers, trainees, retraining