sixth-rate
sixth-rate adjective: of a Royal Navy warship in the Napoleonic Era: having 20–28 guns on one gun deck, a complement of 140–200, and weighing 340–550 tons burthen.
Adjective
sixth-rate (not comparable)
- Of a Royal Navy warship in the Napoleonic Era: having 20–28 guns on one gun deck, a complement of 140–200, and weighing 340–550 tons burthen.
- The Navy classified warships by their number of cannons, and with twenty-eight, she was a sixth-rate–the lowest rank.2023, David Grann, chapter 1, in The Wager, Doubleday
- Terrible, awful; less than fifth-rate.
Noun
sixth-rate (plural sixth-rates)
- A sixth-rate warship.
Synonyms of sixth-rate
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Forms of sixth-rate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sixth rate |
| Noun | |
| plural | sixth-rates |
Questions about sixth-rate
- What does sixth-rate mean?
- Sixth-rate means of a Royal Navy warship in the Napoleonic Era: having 20–28 guns on one gun deck, a complement of 140–200, and weighing 340–550 tons burthen.
- What part of speech is sixth-rate?
- Sixth-rate can be an adjective or a noun.
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