second class — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first class.

   Gebrauch

   • nicht zählbar

2. A class of travel, inferior to first class, superior to third class.

   Gebrauch

   • nicht zählbar

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   Allport's decision in 1872 to abolish Second Class on the Midland and effectively upgrade Third Class to the standards of Second, most notably with upholstered seating, sent shockwaves through the Victorian railway.

3. A class of postage with delivery times slower than first class.

   Gebrauch

   • britischer Gebrauch
   • nicht zählbar

Substantiv

1. not the highest rank in a classification

   Oberbegriffe

   rank

2. not the highest quality in a classification

   Oberbegriffe

   inferioritylow quality

3. a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations

   Synonyme

   cabin classeconomy class

   Oberbegriffe

   accommodation

Adverb

1. by second class conveyance

   Beispiele

   we traveled second class