fifth-rate

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Synonyms: fifth rate

Antonyms: fifth rate

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|UK|military|nautical|historical}} Of a {{w|Royal Navy}} [[warship]] in the {{w|Napoleonic Era}}: having 32{{ndash}}44 guns across one or two [[gun deck]]s, a [[complement]] of 200{{ndash}}300, and weighing 700{{ndash}}1,450 [[long ton|tons]] [[burthen]].
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic|uncommon}} [[terrible|Terrible]], [[awful]]; less than [[fourth-rate]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|UK|military|nautical|historical}} A fifth-rate [[warship]].

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