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brig of war
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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brig of war a two-masted warship that carries two or more headsails.
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Beautiful Brig.(Swiss Cities)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 9/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...678-2'700m Inhabitants: 11'700 Brig is an excellent region, both for relaxation...protected nature region of "Aletseh" nearby. Brig usually is the ideal starting point for...views of the monastery, Jesuit church and Brig's turreted old town. The three towers...
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NO ORDINARY JAIL. THE MILITARY BRIG AT NORFOLK NAVAL STATION HOLDS 145 PRISONERS, BUT ITS OPERATIONS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY SECRET.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...and discipline. The Norfolk brig once held as many as 300 men...Norfolk City Jail, said the brig's former commanding officer...referring to naval installation brigs in South Carolina and California. Rutland ran the Norfolk brig from 1989 until 1992. Longer...
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BRIG STAFF KEEPS WATCHFUL EYE OVER INMATES
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 1/27/2000; ; 490 words
; ...Japan (Jan. 21) -- The Marine Corps Brig here houses inmates who are serving a sentence...five years serve their time at either the brig at Camp Pendelton, Calif., or Camp Lejeune...Gunnery Sgt. Marion I. Kelley Jr., brig warden. Just like society, there are...
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CONCERT REVIEW: Stirling Brig's Scottish roots shine
News Wire article from: University Wire; 2/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...hasn't stopped his rock band Stirling Brig from creating its own fan base and popularity...the Los Angeles music scene. Stirling Brig performed Thursday at the Whisky A Go Go...com. Only three years old, Stirling Brig has just been named one of the top 100...
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Racing: The Brig prepares for a Champion skirmish
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/2/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Barnet Harvey, DSO. The man known as "the Brig" has earned three nicknames in his life...tales of strict lifestyles in Tibet, the Brig has a disappointingly prosaic explanation...Charles Barnet was jettisoned and the Brig became known as Roscoe. His life, as...
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Charleston schnauzer running with Westminster big dogs: ; Champ is a real, live dog; Unlike other big-time canines, Brigs is a beloved family pet
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 2/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...today. Champion Skansens Sir August Brigs lives a darn good dogs life. His lineage...group of dogs is invited to compete and Brigs is among them quite an honor in dog circles...a lottery system. While in New York, Brigs is sleeping in the dog-friendly Marriott...
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Brig battle bravely.
Newspaper article from: Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England); 5/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...the Champions League took centre stage, Brig's season ended in a typically-feisty...were nervous in the first quarter, with Brig on top and looking likely to cause an upset...early Adam Carden and Jerome Wright raid, Brig took the upper hand, with midfielder Tom...
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The Brig: the paradox of resistance and recuperation.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: CineAction; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...for a million dollar production of The Brig, with thousands of prisoners. It should...and I am repeating it here again. The Brig, the movie, is not an adaptation of a...play. --Jonas Mekas, "Shooting the Brig", 1965 (1) What is remarkable about...
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A LOOK BEYOND GATES OF THE MCAS MIRAMAR BRIG
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/20/2007; 539 words
; ...270 prisoners reside here, at the Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar. The brig, which is a medium security facility, confines both...Department of Defense Women's Correctional Facility, the brig is the only one in the military that is designated...
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Saros Brig tops field as favorite for Capital Holding Mile. (Churchill Downs' turf race on Kentucky Derby Day)
PR Newswire; 5/3/1990; 700+ words
; SAROS BRIG TOPS FIELD AS FAVORITE FOR CAPITAL HOLDING...LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Saros Brig will be the one to catch in Saturday's...earnings in excess of $100,000. But Saros Brig, who is owned by Green Thumb Farm, stands...
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brig
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
brig. 1. A two-masted...both masts. The word brig was originally an abbreviation...different type of ship. Brigs were widely used for...the Scottish clipper brigs were famous for trading...Association). The smallest brig in current sail training...
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hermaphrodite brig
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
hermaphrodite brig, the generic term for those sailing ships which incorporated facets...square rig , principally the barque , barquentine , brigantine , and brig . The brig-schooner was also sometimes known by this name. This had two masts...
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Brig
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Brig , Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône...entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. Although it has a noted 17th-century palace, Brig is primarily known as the junction of the Simplon, Lötschberg, and...
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Gaulle, Brig-General Charles de and the Free French
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Gaulle, Brig-General Charles de and the Free French During the night of 16/17 June...at Abbeville during 28– 30 May. On 1 June he was promoted to brig-general, thus attaining the rank which became so firmly attached to his...
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The Brig of Dread
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
The Brig of Dread There is an old belief, alluded to by Sir Walter Scott, that the soul, on leaving the body, has to pass over the brig of dread, a bridge as narrow as a thread, crossing a great gulf. If the...
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