Brig

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɡ

Abbreviated from brigantine, from Italian brigantino; in sense “jail”, from the use of such ships as prisons.

Full definition of brig

Noun

1. (nautical) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
2. (US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

Pronunciation

Noun

1. (Scotland) bridge

Shortening of brigadier

Noun

1. Brigadier.