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Noun: brig  brig
  1. Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
    "The brig set sail for the Caribbean with a full cargo"
     
  2. A penal institution (especially on board a ship)
    "The unruly sailor was confined to the brig for a week"

Derived forms: brigs

Type of: penal facility, penal institution, sailing ship, sailing vessel

Encyclopedia: Brig, Valais