Brig
Pronunciation: /ˈbrɪɡ/
Brig (noun)
- a type of ship with two masts and square sails
- 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