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 Definitions of brig  [ɪg]  

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Definition of 'brig' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) brig
a two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts.

2.  brig
the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined.

3.  brig
a military prison; guardhouse.

Etymology:  (1705–15; short for brigantine)

Definition of 'brig' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) brig
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

2. (noun) brig
a penal institution (especially on board a ship)


Definition of 'brig' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) brig
a bridge

2. (noun) brig
a two-masted, square-rigged vessel



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