third class

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noun

the class, grade, or rank immediately below the second.

the least costly class of accommodations on trains, in hotels, etc.Compare tourist class.

(in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of merchandise weighing up to 16 ounces, and written or printed material, as books, manuscripts, or circulars, not sealed against postal inspection.

the lowest of three honors degrees conferred by a British university.

Origin of third class

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby third class

third, Third Age, Third Amendment, third base, third baseman, third class, Third Commandment, third cranial nerve, third cuneiform bone, third degree, third-degree burn

Definition for third class (2 of 2)

third-class

[ thurd-klas, -klahs ]

/ ˈθɜrdˈklæs, -ˈklɑs /

adjective

of the lowest or poorest class or quality; inferior.

least costly and luxurious: a third-class coach.

adverb

by third-class mail or passenger accommodations: to travel third-class.

Origin of third-class

First recorded in 1830–40

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for third class

And as it was, the breakfast and his own third-class ticket had made a considerable hole in his thirty shillings.
Great Uncle Hoot-Toot|Mrs. Molesworth
And as you are a minister, it's likely to be third-class you're travelling.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham
They then went into the third-class waiting room, and sat down.
The Young Franc Tireurs|G. A. Henty
Third-class travellers travelled on the roof or in open "waggons."
The Strand Magazine|Various

Aft of this entrance on B deck were the third-class smoke room and the general room.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government

British Dictionary definitions for third class

third class

noun

the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the second

adjective (third-class when prenominal)

of the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the second

of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel, on a ship, etc, next in quality and price to the second: usually the cheapest

(in the US and Canada) of or relating to a class of mail consisting largely of unsealed printed matter

British See third (def. 8)

adverb

by third-class mail, transport, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	third class
释义	third class SEE SYNONYMS FOR third class ON THESAURUS.COM noun the class, grade, or rank immediately below the second. the least costly class of accommodations on trains, in hotels, etc.Compare tourist class. (in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of merchandise weighing up to 16 ounces, and written or printed material, as books, manuscripts, or circulars, not sealed against postal inspection. the lowest of three honors degrees conferred by a British university. Origin of third class First recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby third class third, Third Age, Third Amendment, third base, third baseman, third class, Third Commandment, third cranial nerve, third cuneiform bone, third degree, third-degree burn Definition for third class (2 of 2) third-class [ thurd-klas, -klahs ] / ˈθɜrdˈklæs, -ˈklɑs / adjective of the lowest or poorest class or quality; inferior. least costly and luxurious: a third-class coach. adverb by third-class mail or passenger accommodations: to travel third-class. Origin of third-class First recorded in 1830–40 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for third class And as it was, the breakfast and his own third-class ticket had made a considerable hole in his thirty shillings. Great Uncle Hoot-Toot\|Mrs. Molesworth And as you are a minister, it's likely to be third-class you're travelling. Hyacinth\|George A. Birmingham They then went into the third-class waiting room, and sat down. The Young Franc Tireurs\|G. A. Henty Third-class travellers travelled on the roof or in open "waggons." The Strand Magazine\|Various Aft of this entrance on B deck were the third-class smoke room and the general room. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'\|British Government British Dictionary definitions for third class third class noun the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the second adjective (third-class when prenominal) of the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the second of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel, on a ship, etc, next in quality and price to the second: usually the cheapest (in the US and Canada) of or relating to a class of mail consisting largely of unsealed printed matter British See third (def. 8) adverb by third-class mail, transport, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to third class economy class, tourist class
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third class

noun

Origin of third class

Words nearby third class

Definition for third class (2 of 2)

adjective

adverb

Origin of third-class

Example sentences from the Web for third class

British Dictionary definitions for third class

noun

adjective (third-class when prenominal)

adverb

Words related to third class