brig
/brɪɡ/
noun
- A type of sailing ship with two masts and square sails on both.
- In the 1800s, a brig was often used for trade and exploration.
- The old brig sailed slowly into the harbor with its white sails billowing.
- The museum displayed a model of a 19th-century brig.
- A prison on a ship, especially in the navy.
- He spent three days in the brig for fighting with another crew member.
- The captain ordered the mutineer to be taken to the brig.
- The sailor was locked in the brig for disobeying orders.