She received an 'honorary degree'. [=a degree given by a college or university to someone who is not a student but who has done something important]
He was accused of murder in the first 'degree'. = He was accused of first-'degree' murder. [=the most serious kind of murder]
a four-year 'degree' [=a degree that is given to someone who has completed four years of study]
(..) l'm not saying it wouldn't. But l'm more concerned about that water being so cold. How cold ? Freezing. Maybe a couple of degrees over. You ever, uh... ..ever been to Wisconsin ? What ? They have some of the coldest winters. l grew up there, near Chippewa Falls. (..)1997 Titanic