second class

The second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first class.

Adjective

  1. Alternative spelling of second-class.

Noun

  1. The second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first class.
  2. A class of travel, inferior to first 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. -...
  3. A class of postage with delivery times slower than first class.

Derived

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