hard class
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A class of accommodation, typically on trains, which is less comfortable than other classes, and might have wooden seating.
Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "One main line only can show any mile-a-minute running, and that is the straight and reasonably level 404 miles between Moscow and Leningrad. There are two diesel-hauled expresses in each direction daily—rather oddly carrying "hard class" passengers only—which cover the distance in 6hr 20min [...]."