refresher course

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s

Noun

refresher course (plural refresher courses)

1. A short course of additional training or updating knowledge of one's profession.
   • 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, page 264:

     Another example of the quality of staff is the percentage of passes achieved by firemen after a refresher course of one week on driving steam locomotives—until recently a necessary qualification for a diesel driver, even within a fully dieselised scheme.

References

• “refresher course”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.