third-rate

See also: third rate

English

Noun

third-rate (plural third-rates)

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

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 onto two gun decks.

See also

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

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