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brig

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noun
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As a noun, brig means a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast.

Meanings of brig

5 meanings

noun

  1. watercraftA two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast

  2. USA jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

  3. Scotlandnorthern irelandNorthern EnglandBridge.

  4. Brigadier.

  5. A penal institution (especially on board a ship)

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brig around the world

USA jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
Scotland, Northern EnglandBridge.

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