Definitions

military academy

NOUN

military school

Synonyms

STRONGEST

naval academy

WEAK

general staff school military college officer candidate school service academy service school

Example Sentences

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Culver City’s founder, Harry Culver, set up a military academy on five acres there in the 1920s; 40 years later it was housing tracts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In 2011 the U.S. discovered that Osama bin Laden was hiding in a fortified compound less than a mile from Pakistan’s premier military academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

George, a career military officer who graduated from the West Point military academy, was nominated for the role in 2023 by former President Joe Biden.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Roh and Chun had been close for decades, first meeting as classmates at military academy during the Korean War.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

I’d thought Thorn was scary when I first saw him in his black uniform at the military academy.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan