Brig - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |brɪɡ|  American pronunciation of the word brig
Brit.  |brɪɡ|  British pronunciation of the word brig

noun

- two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- a penal institution (especially on board a ship)

Extra examples

I regard the abandonment of the brig as inevitable.

I reported myself to the admiral, and joined my brig.

He announced that the brig Swallow had run afoul of a merchantman.

Word forms

noun
singular: brig
plural: brigs
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