fourth-rate

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Synonyms: fourth rate

Antonyms: fourth rate

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|UK|military|nautical|historical}} Of a {{w|Royal Navy}} [[ship of the line]] in the {{w|Napoleonic Era}}: having 50{{ndash}}60 guns across two [[gun deck]]s, a [[complement]] of 320{{ndash}}420, and weighing approximately 1,000 [[long ton|tons]] [[burthen]].
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic|uncommon}} [[terrible|Terrible]], [[awful]]; less than [[third-rate]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|UK|military|nautical|historical}} A fourth-rate [[ship of the line]].

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