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Definition of 'brig'Etymology 1
Abbreviated from brigantine, from (etyl) brigantino; in sense “jail”, from the use of such ships as prisons.
Noun
( en-noun)
(nautical) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
See also
* hermaphrodite brig
* gun-brig
Etymology 2
Noun
( en-noun)
(Scotland) bridge
- (Burns)
Etymology 3
Shortening of (brigadier)
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