"sixth-rate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sixth-rate (not comparable)
  1. (UK, military, nautical, historical) 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. Tags: UK, historical, not-comparable Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-sixth-rate-en-adj-0BsRYlTW Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 8 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 4 7 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  2. (idiomatic, uncommon) Terrible, awful; less than fifth-rate. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, uncommon
    Sense id: en-sixth-rate-en-adj-724U5Bgf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fifth-rate, first-rate, fourth-rate, second-rate, third-rate

Noun

Forms: sixth-rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sixth-rate (plural sixth-rates)
  1. (UK, military, nautical, historical) A sixth-rate warship. Tags: UK, historical Categories (topical): Military, Nautical Synonyms: sixth rate Related terms: frigate, post ship
    Sense id: en-sixth-rate-en-noun-fZm636gm Categories (other): British English Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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