third-rate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Adjective 1.3 See also

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[edit] Noun

third-rate (plural third-rates)

1. (military, nautical, historical) a sailing warship that can be described with the adjective "third-rate"

[edit] Adjective

third-rate (not comparable)

1. of lesser value or quality than second-rate
2. (military, nautical, historical) describing a British ship-of-the-line with 64 to 80 guns divided onto two gun decks.

[edit] See also

• first-rate
• second-rate
• fourth-rate
• (military, nautical): two-decker