单词 | training post |
释义 | training postn.1 1. An upright wooden stake, pole, or column used for training, esp. as a target for striking in combat practice. Cf. pell n.2 ΚΠ 1829 J. Smith Catal. Raisonné Wks. Dutch, Flemish, & French Painters I. 231 In the middle is a training post, by the side of which are a youth, and a man on a beautiful pied horse. 1862 R. Páez Wild Scenes S. Amer. xiv. 199 The botalon or upright post..served the double purpose of subduing stake for the bulls, and training post for the boys. 1900 Living Age 1 Dec. 542/2 We hear the blows she inflicts on the training post as she goes through her pancratic exercises. 1983 Black Belt Dec. 37/3 The makiwara (padded training post) is also used like the heavy bag, but with the additional benefit of being a smaller target. 2011 G. G. Fagan Lure of Arena vi. 225 Gladiators were ranked in the palus-system,..apparently in reference to the training post used in gladiatorial schools. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > action of river > [noun] > structures to divert river current scour17.. wing-dam1809 spur1818 training wall1852 training bank1855 training post1884 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Dec. 12/1 Opening up a deep channel by the use of training posts and the judicious use of dredging. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). training postn.2 1. Military. A fort, camp, etc., at which soldiers or other members of the armed forces are trained. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] chestera855 boroughc893 fastnessOE strength?c1225 warnestore1297 fortress13.. holdc1330 strongholdc1384 motec1390 fortalicec1425 garnisonc1430 garrisonc1430 town of war1441 wall-town1488 strengh1489 afforciament1509 piece1525 forcea1552 citadel1567 fort1569 place1575 holt1600 alcazar1623 fasthold1623 afforcement1642 castle-town1646 post1648 garrison-town1649 bridlea1661 palank1685 place of arms1704 ostrog1761 qila1761 presidio1763 gurry1786 thana1803 pa1823 castrum1836 lis1845 Gibraltar1856 training post1867 kasbah1902 jong1904 1867 Official Army Reg. Volunteer Force U.S. Army VII. 452 (heading) Training Post, Ark. 1883 Boston Daily Globe 13 Sept. He gave the boys an excellent idea of how recruits are trained,..and mentioned his experience while at the Carlisle, Penn., training post in 1866. 1918 Colorado Med. Mar. 75/1 It would be necessary..to ascertain what a hospital is. Certainly not every institution bearing the name can be accepted as a training post for surgeons. 1942 Times 29 June 4/6 Mr. Churchill inspected at a southern army camp the infantry's largest training post. 2003 D. Fiedler Enemy among Us v. 223 When the Korean War erupted, the base was reactivated as a training post. 2. A job that prepares a person for a more senior or more specialized position; a traineeship. ΚΠ 1895 N. Brooks Short Stud. in Party Politics ii. 72 It had become a tradition that the office of Secretary of State was the training-post for the presidency. 1905 19th Cent. & After June 925 It is not yet possible to secure men of ripe experience and wide reputation for all the training posts that are to be filled. 1969 E. R. Weinerman Social Med. in E. Europe i. 38 A majority of medical graduates, including most of the brightest students, seek specialty training posts. 1993 R. Rathbone Murder & Politics in Colonial Ghana ii. 48 He was no less assiduous in attempting to get his children..into training posts and apprenticeships both in the private and government sectors. 2007 Daily Tel. 7 June 23/5 My daughter, who qualified three years ago and wishes to train in chest medicine, has been offered a training post in the West Midlands. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11829n.21867 |
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