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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brig /brɪg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Terms
- a ship with two masts and square sails.
- , Nautical, Naval Terms, Military[often: the + ~] the room or part of a ship where prisoners are kept:Take them to the brig and keep them there till we get to shore.
- Militarya prison;
guardhouse.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brig (brig),USA pronunciation n. - [Naut.]
- Naval Termsa two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts.
- Naval Terms(formerly, in the U.S. Navy) an armed brig-rigged or brigantine-rigged vessel.
- Militarythe compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined.
- Militarya place of confinement or detention, esp. in the U.S. Navy or Marines;
guardhouse.
- short for brigantine 1705–15
- Militarybrigade.
- Militarybrigadier.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brig /brɪɡ/ n - a two-masted square-rigger
- chiefly US a prison, esp in a navy ship
Etymology: 18th Century: shortened from brigantine brig /brɪɡ/ n - a Scot and northern English word for a bridge1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Brig. abbreviation for - Brigadier
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