Definitions for BRIGbrɪg
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
brigbrɪg(n.)
a two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts. the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined.
Category: Nautical, Navy, Military
a military prison; guardhouse.
Category: Military
Origin of brig:
1705–15; short for brigantine
Brig.
brigade.
Category: Military
brigadier.
Category: Military
Princeton's WordNet
brig(noun)
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
brig(noun)
a penal institution (especially on board a ship)
Wiktionary
brig(Noun)
A Scottish variation of bridge
brig(Noun)
Brigadier.
Origin: Abbreviated from brigantine, from brigantino; jail sense from the use of such ships as prisons
Webster Dictionary
Brig(noun)
a bridge
Brig(noun)
a two-masted, square-rigged vessel
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