second class
The second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first classThe second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first class.
» I teach English to the second year classes.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first class.
(uncountable)A class of travel, inferior to first class, superior to third class.
a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
(UK, uncountable)A class of postage with delivery times slower than first class.
Examples
16 sentencesI teach English to the second year classes.
Tom graduated second in his class.
deTom machte seinen Abschluss als Zweitbester seines Jahrgangs.
The students in my first class aren't as smart as the ones in my second class.
In the eighteenth century, women were treated as second-class citizens.
У вісімнадцятому столітті до жінок було ставлення як до громадян другого сорту.
He is a second class artist.
deEr ist ein zweitklassiger Künstler.
Translations
1 languagesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations:cabin classeconomy class
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable