third-rate

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Synonyms: third rate, third-rater, third-rail, third mate

Antonyms: third rate, third-rater, third-rail, third 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 64{{ndash}}80 guns across two [[gun deck]]s, a [[complement]] of 500{{ndash}}650, and weighing approximately 1,750 [[long ton|tons]] [[burthen]].
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} [[poor|Poor]], [[shoddy]]; less than [[second-rate]].

Noun

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

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