third-rate

See also: third rate

English

Adjective

third-rate (not comparable)

Of lesser value or quality than second-rate.
(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)

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

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