first-rates

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

noun
  1. pluralplural of first-rate
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Chicago

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

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