hermaphrodite brig

hermaphrodite brig

n. Nautical A two-masted vessel with a square-rigged foremast and a fore-and-aft-rigged mainmast.

hermaphrodite brig

n (Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel with two masts, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the aftermast. Also called: brigantine

hermaph′rodite brig`

n. a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast. Also called brigantine. [1830–40]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.hermaphrodite brig - two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmastbrigantinesailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts