'Brig' definitions:

Definition of 'brig'

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noun
Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
noun
A penal institution (especially on board a ship)

Definition of 'Brig'

From: GCIDE
  • Brig \Brig\, n. A bridge. [Scot.] --Burns. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brig'

From: GCIDE
  • Brig \Brig\, n. [Shortened from Brigantine.] (Naut.) A two-masted, square-rigged vessel. [1913 Webster]
  • Hermaphrodite brig, a two-masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brig'

From: GCIDE
  • Brig \Brig\, n. [Origin unknown.] (Nav.) On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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