Train"ing, n.
The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education.
Fan training Hort., the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall radiate from the stem like a fan. -- Horizontal training Hort., the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall spread out laterally in a horizontal direction. -- Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a. -- Training day, a day on which a military company assembles for drill or parade. [U. S.] -- Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained as sailors.
Syn. -- See Education.
© Webster 1913.