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hard class

hard class noun: a class of accommodation, typically on trains, which is less comfortable than other classes, and might have wooden seating.

Noun

hard class (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A class of accommodation, typically on trains, which is less comfortable than other classes, and might have wooden seating.
    • One main line only can show any mile-a-minute running, and that is the straight and reasonably level 404 miles between Moscow and Leningrad. There are two diesel-hauled expresses in each direction daily—rather oddly carrying "hard class" passengers only—which cover the distance in 6hr 20min [...].1962 December, “Beyond the channel: U.S.S.R.: Train speeds still rising”, in Modern Railways, page 418

Questions about hard class

What does hard class mean?
Hard class means a class of accommodation, typically on trains, which is less comfortable than other classes, and might have wooden seating.
What part of speech is hard class?
Hard class is a noun.

Words near hard class in the dictionary

  1. hard cheeses
  2. hard cider
  3. hard ciders
  4. hard clam
  5. hard clams
  6. hard class
  7. hard coal
  8. hard coals
  9. hard code
  10. hard coded
  11. hard codes

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