: of or relating to a class, rank, or grade next below the second
third-class
adverb
1
: the third and usually next below second class in a classification
2
: the least expensive class of accommodations (as on a passenger ship)
3
: a former class of U.S. mail comprising circulars, pamphlets, catalogs, and newsletters
Examples of third-class in a Sentence
Noun
She got a third class in English.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
All second- and third-class passengers to the lifeboats.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
After graduating from Vassar in 1919, Stimson entered Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons as a member of only the third class to admit women.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Her tumultuous third-class voyage to America — the choppy seas!
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
All second- and third-class passengers to the lifeboats.
—Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
The third class for girls tennis will allow more students will have access to the state tournament and the reduction in enrollment ratios should help create more balanced section competitions.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
After graduating from Vassar in 1919, Stimson entered Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons as a member of only the third class to admit women.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Third-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third-class. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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