Definition of Brigs. Meaning of Brigs. Synonyms of Brigs

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Definition of Brigs

Brig
Brig Brig, n. [Origin unknown.] (Nav.) On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders.
Brig
Brig Brig (br[i^]g), n. A bridge. [Scot.] --Burns.
Brig
Brig Brig, n. [Shortened from Brigantine.] (Naut.) A two-masted, square-rigged vessel. Hermaphrodite brig, a two-masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.

Meaning of Brigs from wikipedia

- Royal Navy use, brigs were retained for training use when the battle fleets consisted almost entirely of iron-hulled steamships. Brigs were prominent in...
- 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...
- 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...
- classes of the Royal Navy. The earliest gun-brigs were shallow-draught vessels. Initially they were not brigs at all, but were classed as 'gunvessels' and...
- in contrast to a brig, to fly a main course without complications, as they typically did. However, in the late 18th century, brigs started to set main...
- more guns; thus, the term encomp****ed all unrated warships, including gun-brigs and cutters. In technical terms, even the more specialised bomb vessels...
- North Carolina Waterfront Brigs/CCU Naval Brig/CCU Jacksonville, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida Naval Brig/CCU Norfolk, Naval Station...
- Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only...
- Endeavour.: 57–59  In the first half of the nineteenth century, collier brigs were the most common type and remained po****r with Northeast coast shipowners...
- approximately four kilometres south of Grim Brigs near the Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan. Grim Brigs is situated several kilometres east of the ancient...