second class

second class  {n.}

1. The second best or highest group; the class next after the first.

Joe was good enough in arithmetic to be put in the second class but was not good enough for the first.

Compare: FIRST CLASS.

2. The place or quarters, especially on a ship, train, or airplane which people travel who pay the next to the highest fare.

Aunt May bought a ticket to travel in the second class on the boat trip.

Compare: FIRST CLASS, THIRD CLASS.

3. A class of mail that includes magazines and newspapers published at least four times a year and costs less for mailing than first class mail.

Compare: FIRST CLASS.