Word: Brig
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: abbreviation of brigantine (the original sense)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
brɪɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a two-masted square-rigged ship, typically having an additional lower fore-and-aft sail on the gaff and a boom to the mainmast
Short Definition:two-masted square-rigged ship
Examples:- the brig sailed to the coast of Norway to avoid capture
Definition:
a prison, especially on a warship
Short Definition:prison
Examples:- the crew threw him in the brig
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