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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Brig

/brĭg/ · IPA /bɹɪɡ/
01 n. A bridge.
  1. 1.
    A bridge.[Scot.]
02 n. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.
  1. 1.
    A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Hermaphrodite brig — a two-masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.
03 n. On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders.
  1. 1.
    On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders.(Nav.)