English Explanatory Dictionary

a1

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. first rate or excellent
  2. in first class condition
adj
  1. In good health.
  2. In excellent or top condition.
  3. First-class. (Compare A 2 and A 3, which are inferior grades.)
noun
  1. Under the International Union of Railways (French: Union internationale des chemins de fer, UIC) classification system, a steam locomotive that has two coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels; also called an 0-2-2.

Word forms

a1 A-1 A 1 A1s

Etymology

The symbol used for a first-class vessel in Lloyd's Register of Shipping.

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