• Third-rate

    Full definition of third-rate

    Noun

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

    Adjective

    third-rate

    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.
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