third
第三次,第三个,第三,第三届
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Definitions
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- : next after the second; being the ordinal number for three.
- : being one of three equal parts.
- : Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of second gear for a given engine crankshaft speed, but not as great as that of fourth gear, if such exists: third gear.
- : rated, graded, or ranked one level below the second: He's third engineer on the ship.
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- : a third part, especially of one.
- : the third member of a series.
- : Automotive. third gear: Don't try to start a car when it's in third.
- : a person or thing next after second in rank, precedence, order: The writer of the best essay will receive a gold medal, the second a silver, and the third a bronze.
- : Usually thirds .Law. the third part of the personal property of a deceased husband, which in certain circumstances goes absolutely to the widow.a widow's dower.
- : Music. a tone on the third degree from a given tone.the interval between such tones.the harmonic combination of such tones.
- : Baseball. third base.
- : Usually thirds. Commerce. a product or goods below second quality.Compare first, second.
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- : in the third place; thirdly.
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Examples
The third suspect, an 18-year-old named Hamyd Mourad, who turned himself in, is part of the same extended family.
Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.
Third parties in turn quibbled with his accounts, and he was irritated, but not overly so.
The third problem is the evidence of corroborating witnesses.
Murders are slightly down from 414 last year, but have fallen by about one—third since 2003.
But the Mexican caballeros had no notion of coming up to the scratch a third time.
This was somewhat tiresome; and, after a rather feeble attempt at a third laugh, Davy said, "I don't feel like it any more."
It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
On the third day after the declaration of his recall, Ripperda took his official leave, and presented his son in his new office.
The third boat and kite had been damaged beyond repair, but the two left were sufficient.