Dictionary

second class en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of second-class.
   alt of second-class

Forms

second class en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first class.
2. (uncountable) A class of travel, inferior to first class, superior to third class.
   • 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. 2023 February 8, Conrad Landin, “Bon appetit: 150 years of railway dining”, in RAIL, number 976, page 47:
3. (UK, uncountable) A class of postage with delivery times slower than first class.

Forms

Deriveds

petty officer second class · chief petty officer second class · ship of the line ensign second class

Relateds

third class · 4th class · 1st class · fourth class · first class · 3rd class · fifth class · 5th class

Translations (2)

fr deuxième classe (a status, section, etc. of second rank) · sw daraja la pili (a status, section, etc. of second rank)