Brig
Brig ({not transcribed}) , noun
A bridge. [Scottish] — Burns
Brig , noun
[Shortened from Brigantine.]
(Nautical) A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.
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Hermaphrodite brig , a two-masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.
Brig , noun
[Origin unknown.]
(Navigation) On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders.