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Third rate

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inferiornoun(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
third-classMost inferior in quality or standing.
third-raternounone who is third-rate or distinctly inferior
third-ratenoun(idiomatic) Poor, shoddy; less than second-rate.
fourth ratenounAlternative spelling of fourth-rate. [(UK, military, nautical, historical) Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 50–60 guns across two gun decks, a complement of 320–420, and weighing approximately 1,000 tons burthen.]
second ratenounAlternative spelling of second-rate. [(UK, military, nautical, historical) Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 80–98 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 700–750, and weighing approximately 2,200 tons burthen.]
second-ratenoun(idiomatic) Of mediocre quality; not first-rate.
fifth ratenounAlternative spelling of fifth-rate. [(UK, military, nautical, historical) Of a Royal Navy warship in the Napoleonic Era: having 32–44 guns across one or two gun decks, a complement of 200–300, and weighing 700–1,450 tons burthen.]
fourth-ratenoun(idiomatic, uncommon) Terrible, awful; less than third-rate.
fifth-ratenoun(idiomatic, uncommon) Terrible, awful; less than fourth-rate.
sixth ratenounAlternative spelling of sixth-rate. [(UK, military, nautical, historical) A sixth-rate warship.]
first ratenounAlternative spelling of first-rate. [(UK, military, nautical, historical) A first-rate ship of the line.]
first-ratenoun(idiomatic) Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
sixth-ratenoun(idiomatic, uncommon) Terrible, awful; less than fifth-rate.
three-masted
triple-masted(nautical) Having three masts.
ship-rigged(nautical) full-rigged
square riggedAlternative form of square-rigged. [(nautical, of a ship) Having (approximately) square sails rigged onto spars perpendicular to the keel.]
fully rigged(idiomatic, of equipment) Well-equipped.
full-rigged(nautical) Of a sailing ship, having at least three square-rigged masts, each mast being in at least three segments; having a ship rig sail plan.

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