- A
brig is a type of
sailing vessel defined by its rig: two
masts which are both square-rigged.
Brigs originated in the
second half of the 18th century...
- (Andrew)
Alexander Briger AO (born 1969) is an
Australian classical conductor. He is the
nephew of the
conductor Sir
Charles Mackerras, and both are descended...
-
Brig,
officially Brig-Glis (French: Brigue-Glis; Italian: Briga-Glis), is a
historic town and muni****lity in the
district of
Brig in the
canton of Valais...
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founded as a
private equity firm in 1998 by Wes Edens, Rob Kauffman, Pete
Briger,
Michael Novogratz, and
Randal Nardone. When
Fortress launched on the NYSE...
-
around 4,000
troops (two
regiments or four battalions).
Brigadier general (
Brig. Gen.) is a
military rank used in many countries. The rank
originates from...
- Look up
Brigance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Brigance is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Albert Brigance (died 2007), author...
- A
brig is a type of
sailing ship.
Brig may also
refer to:
Brig, a (chiefly American) term for a
naval military prison on a ship or navy base An abbreviation...
-
square sails. Historically, this rig used was
called a "schooner
brig" or "hermaphrodite
brig". In Europe, the
distinction is
typically still made. The training...
- A
steam brig is a two-masted
sailing ship with
auxiliary steam power. The key
advantage was that the ship
could sail up-wind and it
could use the steam...
- more guns; thus, the term encomp****ed all
unrated warships,
including gun-
brigs and cutters. In
technical terms, even the more
specialised bomb vessels...
