third-rate

See also: third rate

English

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 across two gun decks.

See also

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

Noun

third-rate (plural third-rates)

1. (military, nautical, historical) A British ship-of-the-line with 64 to 80 guns divided across two gun decks.