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

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

Pakistan's Information Minister Atta Tarar said its military thwarted Afghan drones targeting Swabi, Nowshera and Abbottabad, which is a military garrison city housing the army's military academy.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

After graduating from the military academy, he served in the country's air force for a year before South and North Yemen united in 1990.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 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