second class

See also: second-class

English

Alternative forms

• second-class, 2nd-class, 2nd class

Adjective

second class (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of second-class.

Noun

second class (uncountable)

1. The second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first class.
2. (travel) A class of travel, inferior to first class, superior to third class.

   Near-synonym: (aviation) business class

   • 2023 February 8, Conrad Landin, “Bon appetit: 150 years of railway dining”, in RAIL, number 976, page 47:

     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. (UK) A class of postage with delivery times slower than first class.

Derived terms

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

Related terms

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

Translations

a status, section, etc. of second rank

• French: deuxième classe (fr) f
• Swahili: daraja la pili

References

• “second class”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.