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1. A two-masted vessel square rigged on both masts. The word brig was originally an abbreviation of brigantine before the latter became known as a different type of ship. Brigs were widely used for coastal and short trading voyages and the Scottish clipper brigs were famous for trading to the Baltic. They were also used by several navies for training. Modern examples have been built for sail training including Royalist owned by the British Sea Cadet Corps, and Stavros S. Niarchos and Prince William owned by the Tall Ships Youth Trust (formerly the Sail Training Association). The smallest brig in current sail training is the 9-metre (30-ft) Bob Allen owned by the Sea Cadets. See also hermaphrodite brig; snow. 2. A largely American term for the jail cell of a ship or in a naval establishment ashore. |
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"brig." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brig." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-brig.html "brig." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-brig.html |
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Brig , Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north 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 Furka rail lines. The primary economic activity of the town is tourism. |
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"Brig." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Brig." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Brig.html "Brig." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Brig.html |
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brig two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on both masts. Brigs have been used as cargo ships and also, in the past, as small warships carrying about 10 guns. They vary in length between 75 and 130 ft (23–40 m), with tonnages up to 350. A brigantine is a somewhat smaller two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast but with a fore-and-aft mainsail. In earlier times it carried a square topsail on the mainmast. A hermaphrodite brig is identical with the brigantine except that it carries no topsail on its mainmast; most U.S. brigs since 1860 have actually been of this type. |
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"brig." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brig." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-brig.html "brig." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-brig.html |
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brig / brig/ • n. a two-masted, square-rigged ship with an additional gaff sail on the mainmast. ∎ inf. a prison, esp. on a warship. |
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"brig." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brig." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-brig005.html "brig." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-brig005.html |
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brig n.
1. a two-masted, square-rigged ship with an additional gaff sail on the mainmast. 2. informal a prison, especially on a warship. |
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"brig." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brig." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-brig.html "brig." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-brig.html |
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brig XVIII. Shortening of BRIGANTINE2, but applied to a ship of a different rig.
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T. F. HOAD. "brig." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "brig." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-brig.html T. F. HOAD. "brig." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-brig.html |
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•big, brig, dig, fig, frig, gig, grig, jig, lig, pig, prig, rig, snig, sprig, swig, tig, trig, twig, Whig, wig
•Liebig • shindig • whirligig
•thingamajig • Pfennig • Gehrig
•thimblerig • Meurig • oilrig • Leipzig
•Schleswig • bigwig • periwig • Ludwig
•earwig • Danzig • Zagazig
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"brig." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brig." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-brig.html "brig." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-brig.html |
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