brig

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  brig    Brig.  

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▶noun

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

• 2 informal a prison, especially on a warship.

– origin C18: abbrev. of brigantine.

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brig2

▶noun Scottish & N. English a bridge.

– origin from ON bryggja.

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Brig.

▶abbreviation Brigadier.