first rate

A form of first-rate — Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen.

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Meanings

adjectivefirst rate (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of first-rate.
nounfirst rate (plural first rates)

plural first rates

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of first-rate.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
top-hole
Cite this entry
APA

first rate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20rate

MLA

“first rate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20rate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first rate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20rate.

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