ALL meanings of brig
brig
B b - countable noun brig A brig is a type of ship with two masts and square sails. 3
- countable noun brig A brig is a prison on a ship, especially a warship. 3
- noun brig Brig. is a written abbreviation for brigadier. 3
- noun brig a two-masted square-rigger 3
- noun brig a prison, esp in a navy ship 3
- abbreviation BRIG Brigadier 3
- noun brig a two-masted ship with square-rigged sails 3
- noun brig a place where offenders are temporarily confined, as on a warship 3
- noun brig the guardhouse; prison 3
- noun brig Nautical. a two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts. (formerly, in the U.S. Navy) an armed brig-rigged or brigantine-rigged vessel. the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined. 1
- noun brig a place of confinement or detention, especially in the U.S. Navy or Marines; guardhouse. 1
- noun brig type of sailing ship 1
- noun brig prison, sometimes on ship 1
- noun brig (nautical) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast. 0
- noun brig (US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft. 0
- noun brig (Scotland) bridge. 0