Brig

Pronunciation: /ˈbrɪɡ/

Brig (noun)

  1. a type of ship with two masts and square sails
  2. a place where military personnel are kept as punishment

Examples

  • The brig sailed smoothly across the open sea.
  • They spotted a brig on the horizon, its sails full of wind.

Common collocations: sail a brig, brig captain, brig crew, confined to the brig, brig sentence

Synonyms of Brig

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