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Meaning of "fourth-rate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOURTH-RATE

fourth-rate  [ˈfɔːθˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOURTH-RATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fourth-Rate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FOURTH-RATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fourth-rate

Fourth-rate

In the British Royal Navy, a fourth rate was, during the first half of the 18th century, a ship of the line mounting from 46 up to 60 guns. While the number of guns stayed subsequently in the same range up until 1817, after 1756 the ships of 50 guns and below were considered too weak to stand in the line of battle, although the remaining 60-gun ships were still classed as fit to be ships of the line. However, the 50-gun ship continued to be used largely during the Seven Years' War, and during the time of the American Revolution a whole new group of 50-gun ships was constructed, not for the battlefleet, but to meet the needs of combat in the shallow waters off North America where the larger ships found it difficult to sail. But by the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, even this function was in retreat, and few 50s were built. The 60-gun ships were also dying out, superseded initially by the 74-gun third rates, although by 1793 there were still four 60-gun ships left in harbour service. The few 50s that remained were relegated to convoy escort, or as flagships on far-flung stations; a number were also converted to troopships, armed only "en flûte".

Definition of fourth-rate in the English dictionary

The definition of fourth-rate in the dictionary is of very low quality, value, or rank.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOURTH-RATE


accelerate
ækˈsɛləˌreɪt
collaborate
kəˈlæbəˌreɪt
commemorate
kəˈmɛməˌreɪt
cooperate
kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt
decorate
ˈdɛkəˌreɪt
degenerate
dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
deteriorate
dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt
enterate
ˈɛntəˌreɪt
evaporate
ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
liberate
ˈlɪbəˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
proliferate
prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt
refrigerate
rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪt
regenerate
rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
reiterate
riːˈɪtəˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
stearate
ˈstɪəˌreɪt
tolerate
ˈtɒləˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOURTH-RATE

foursquareness
fourteen
Fourteen Points
fourteener
fourteenth
fourteenthly
fourth
fourth dimension
fourth estate
fourth finger
fourth form
fourth grade
Fourth International
Fourth of July
Fourth Republic
Fourth World
fourth-class
fourth-dimensional
fourth-grader
fourthly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOURTH-RATE

accurate
at any rate
capped-rate
celebrate
cheap-rate
concentrate
corporate
cut-rate
demonstrate
desperate
first-rate
flat-rate
inaccurate
moderate
pirate
premium-rate
rate
second-rate
third-rate
zero-rate

Synonyms and antonyms of fourth-rate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fourth-rate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOURTH-RATE

Find out the translation of fourth-rate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fourth-rate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fourth-rate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第四利率
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de cuarta categoría
570 millions of speakers

English

fourth-rate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौथी दर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معدل الرابع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четвертого скорость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quarta -rate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চতুর্থ হার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quatrième taux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kadar keempat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

viertklassigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

第レート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넷째 속도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tingkat kaping sekawan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ tư lãi suất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நான்காவது விகிதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चौथ्या दर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dördüncü sınıf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quart´ordine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Czwarty - stopa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

четвертого швидкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- Rata de al patrulea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέταρτο ποσοστό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vierde koers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fjärde klassens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fjerde -rate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fourth-rate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOURTH-RATE»

The term «fourth-rate» is normally little used and occupies the 144.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOURTH-RATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fourth-rate

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QUOTES WITH «FOURTH-RATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fourth-rate.
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Barbara Walters
The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOURTH-RATE»

Discover the use of fourth-rate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fourth-rate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, ...
Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Rif Winfield. Friendship, , guns Friendship, –, guns (storeship) Friendship [ofLondon], , guns Frog, , guns (dogger ) George, , guns George, George, –, guns (?Fourth Rate) George, –, guns (Fourth Rate) ...
Rif Winfield, 2010
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The Naval History of the Civil War
"NEW LONDON —FOURTH-RATE. Acting-Master, Lyman Wells; Acting-Assistant Surgeon, Geo. M. Beard; Acting- Assistant Paymaster, E. A. Chadwick; Acting- Ensigns, J M. C. Rev- ille, V. W. Jones and H. Z. Howard ; Acting-Master's Mate, ...
David Dixon Porter, 1886
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Accounts and papers
717 1,77l 18 — 680 1,680 - - 53 Fourth rate, containing more than two stones 810 1,599 4 - 637 1,299 - - 84 Fourth rate, not more than two storlcs - - 823 1,210 2 6 911 1,415 1 - 67 2,638 5,518 2 6 2,447 5,087 12 — 215 Second or warehouse ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1851
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House of Commons Papers
New Buildings : First or dwelling-house class : First rate ------ Extra first rate ------ Second rate - - - - - Third rate ------- Fourth rate, containing more than two stories Fourth rate, not more than two stories - Second or warehouse class: First rate ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
s. d. 43 21 147 9 - 107 - - 682 9 - 1,771 18 - 1,599 4 - 1,210 2 6 31 103 6 - 55- Third rate - Fourth rate, containing more than two stories Fourth rate, not more than two stories - 224 717 810 823 1 187 680 637 911 685 1 - 1,680 - - 1,299 - - 1,415 ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
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The Triumph of Being
Metaphysics provides us with a distinction, overall, between second- rate ego and first-rate soul in relation to the self (both personal and universal), and fourth- rate will and third-rate spirit in relation to the not-self (both personal and universal ); ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011
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Bringing the Judgement
Likewise if the supreme taking of the metaphysical context is second- rate, then the supreme taking, in ego, of the physical context is first- rate, the supreme taking of the chemical context fourth-rate, and the supreme taking of the metachemical ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011
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The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy
Fourth Rates in fiction The most famous or infamous Fourth Rate in the fiction of Nelson's navy is surely HMS Leopard, 50. 'The horrible old Leopard' appears in several novels. She first puts in an appearance in The Mauritius Command.
Nicholas Blake, Richard Lawrence, 2005
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Statutes at Large ...: (43 v.) ... From Magna charta to 1800
... of the ground floor, and from thence 1? brick or 13 inches thick to the top of the wall. 14 Get. 3. t. 78. § 8, 9, 10. Fourth rate of building, viz. warehouses, stables, and other buildings, not not dwellinghouses (except of ihe 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th ...
Great Britain, 1761
10
The Soul of Being
Reversing this, one may contend that a first-rate power and glory will engender a fourth-rate form and content(ment), a second-rate power and glory engender a third-rate form and content(ment), a third-rate power and glory engender a ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOURTH-RATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fourth-rate is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Summer Ticket Blitz" offers discounted tickets for select summer …
It's not fourth-rate dinosaur acts, it's Neil Young, Alice Cooper, Smashing Pumpkins, Kelly Clarkson, and Run DMC. Sweet. Here is the entire ... «Detroit Metro Times, Jun 15»
2
Globalists Now Pushing To Bring China Into TPP
... ignoring the fact that China under Mao was a fourth-rate power — economically, militarily, and technologically — before Kissinger, Nixon, ... «The New American, Jun 15»
3
Jeff Simon: The much-awaited return of HBO's 'True Detective'
It isn't only Farrell who gets to redeem years of fourth-rate movie work in this HBO miniseries; it's Vaughn, who long ago cornered the market in ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
4
North Korea: The Other Anti-Access Threat?
How tragic it would be if North Korea, which Richard Nixon once described as a “fourth-rate pipsqueak power,” could checkmate the alliance in ... «The Diplomat, Jun 15»
5
Tim Farron: Lib Dem leadership contender - and ex-rock star in a …
In an interview with the Huffington Post last week, it emerged that Mr Farron was in a “fourth-rate New Order”. The picture was sent to a blogger ... «The Independent, May 15»
6
BLACK DOG: Yvette Cooper finds job for her Ed boy
... New Romantic-style group, called The Voyeurs, were 'a fourth-rate New Order'. Perfect preparation for heading up the fourth-biggest party. «Daily Mail, May 15»
7
RIP Benny Green - the boy who brought black Britain to a generation …
And at the risk of sounding like some fourth-rate Media Studies lecturer, it's probably fair to say that Grange Hill had a lot more influence on that ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
8
In Arkansas, Hillary Clinton's Legacy Remains Potent
And teacher training in some districts was fourth-rate. Don Ernst -- who was a social studies teacher at Southside High School in Fort Smith, ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
9
Fantasy Golf Picks: Valspar Championship Sleepers & Strategy
Fourth-rate acrylics draw fourth-rate fields. Yes, five of the world's Top 10 will be lacing it up (First timers Adam Scott and Henrik Stenson join ... «SportsGrid, Mar 15»
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There is a rap song for the CIT, the fourth-rate college hoops …
Did you know that teams who miss the NCAA Tournament have another tournament they can play in? Sure you did, the NIT. But did you know ... «SB Nation, Apr 14»

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