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third classes

third classes is the plural of third class.

Meaning of third class

Noun

third class (countable and uncountable, plural third classes)

  1. (US) A reduced-rate mail service for printed matter.
  2. A class of accommodation in travel below second class.
    1. (UK, historical) The cheapest accommodation on a train or ship.
      • Mail trains are limited to first and second class passengers, but on the mixed trains third class is also provided, and this is patronised exclusively by natives.1940 December, O. S. M. Raw, “The Rhodesia Railways—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 640

Questions about third classes

What is third classes the plural of?
Third classes is the plural of third class.

Words near third classes in the dictionary

  1. third best
  2. third bests
  3. third camp
  4. third camps
  5. third class
  6. third classes
  7. Third Coast
  8. third conditional
  9. third conditionals
  10. third contact
  11. third contacts

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