SECOND CLASS


Meaning of SECOND CLASS in English

noun

1.

a. : the second and usually next to highest group in a classification specifically : the group of persons who have obtained next to highest distinction in an honors course at a British university

b. : a place in or a member of such a group

2. : a class of accommodations (as on a railroad train) superior to third or tourist class and inferior to first class — compare cabin class

3. : a class of United States or Canadian mail comprising newspapers and periodicals sent to regular subscribers — see transient second class

4. : the second rank in the rising scale of ranks in the Boy Scouts of America or the Girl Scouts of America — compare first class , tenderfoot

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.