WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mil′itary acad′emy,
- Educationa private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
- Educationa school that trains men and women for military careers as army officers, usually as part of a college education. Also called military school.
- 1770–80, American.
'military academy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
MA
- R.M.A.
- RMA
- Sandhurst
- St. Cyr-l'École
- U.S.M.A.
- West Point
- Woolwich
- academy
- commission
- first classman
- ma
- military school