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Kuvat 1

Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenUS
KieliKäännökset
bulgariaвтороразреден (vtororazréden)
italiadeteriore, dozzinale, mediocre
latinasecundārius
ranskade second ordre, de second rang
suomisekunda

Määritelmät

Adjektiivi

  1. (UK, military, nautical, historical) Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 8098 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 700750, and weighing approximately 2,200 tons burthen.
  2. (idiomatic) Of mediocre quality; not first-rate.

Substantiivi

  1. (UK, military, nautical, historical) A second-rate ship of the line.

Esimerkit

  • They are intrigued by Mrs Deelville; she is dowdy, languid-voiced, and ill-dressed, in every way appearing second-rate, who nonethless - rather tiresomely - seems to have the knack of attracting men. - Rudyard Kipling A Second-rate Woman 1888

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkosecond-rates
Komparatiivimore second-rate
Superlatiivimost second-rate

Luokat


(UK, military, nautical, historical) A second-rate ship of the line.

HMS Prince of Wales, a British second-rate launched in 1794