third rate

A form of third-rate — Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 64–80 guns across two gun decks, a complement of 500–650, and weighing approximately 1,750 tons burthen.

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Meanings

adjectivethird rate (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of third-rate.
nounthird rate (plural third rates)

plural third rates

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of third-rate.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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