brig - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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a two-masted square-rigged ship, typically having an additional lower fore-and-aft sail on the gaff and a boom to the mainmast

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the brig sailed to the coast of Norway to avoid capture

(noun)

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a prison, especially on a warship

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the crew threw him in the brig

(noun)

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a bridge