BRIG


Meaning of BRIG in English

/ brɪg; NAmE / noun

1.

a ship with two masts (= posts that support the sails) and square sails

2.

( NAmE ) a prison, especially one on a warship

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: abbreviation of brigantine (the original sense).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.