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Brig
01
a type of two-masted sailing ship, or a prison on a military ship or in a military base
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
brigs
Examples
The sailors were punished and sent to the brig for disobeying orders.
02
a penal institution (especially on board a ship)
