单词 fourth rate 释义 BETA

Examples offourth rate

Dictionary> Examples offourth ratefourth rateisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help!Add a definitionBut equally we are not anxious to lend third orfourthratepictures.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Why should we not have 80, 90, 100 universities, provided we accept that there are going to be second, third andfourthrateuniversities?From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0They were classed asfourthratevessels ("vaisseaux du quatrime rang").FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While afourthratewas defined as a ship of the line, fifth and the smaller sixth rates were never included among ships-of-the-line.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The smaller two deckers originally blurred the distinction between afourthrateand a fifth rate.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By late 1796 he had secured command of thefourthrate.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They find afourth-ratepicture exceptionally engrossing while watching it with the super of their building.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Auxiliary vessels of less than 4000 tons except tugs, sailing ships, and receiving ships which were not rated were of thefourthrate.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She was converted to afourthratein 1831, used as a powder hulk from 1860 and was sold in 1897.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.

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