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school of the air

school of the air noun: any of the correspondence schools catering for the primary and early secondary education of children in remote and outback Australia.

Noun

school of the air (plural schools of the air)

  1. (Australia, informal) Any of the correspondence schools catering for the primary and early secondary education of children in remote and outback Australia.

Forms of school of the air

pluralschools of the air

Origin of school of the air

From the previous use of shortwave radio.

Questions about school of the air

What does school of the air mean?
School of the air means any of the correspondence schools catering for the primary and early secondary education of children in remote and outback Australia.
What part of speech is school of the air?
School of the air is a noun.
What is the plural of school of the air?
The plural of school of the air is schools of the air.

Words near school of the air in the dictionary

  1. school meal
  2. school meals
  3. school night
  4. school nights
  5. school of hard knocks
  6. school of the air
  7. school of thought
  8. school of thoughts
  9. school pence
  10. school port
  11. school ports

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