second-rate

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Synonyms: second rate, second-rater, second mate

Antonyms: second rate, second-rater, second mate

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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 80{{ndash}}98 guns across three [[gun deck]]s, a [[complement]] of 700{{ndash}}750, and weighing approximately 2,200 [[long ton|tons]] [[burthen]].
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} Of [[mediocre]] quality; not [[first-rate]].

Noun

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

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