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brig::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | penal facility, penal institution |
brig::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | sailing ship, sailing vessel |
Examples of brig
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Brig. Gen. Bartolome Ramon Pineda Ortiz was installed as the new army commander.
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Brig. Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox's division arrived last and was placed into reserve.
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Padilla has been held in a U.S. Navy brig, without charges or trial, ever since.
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A brig in South Carolina has been high on the list of sites under consideration.
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Brig. Gen. Jeff Mathis has served as acting base commander in Jacoby's absence.
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Brillante was a brig captured by the BritishRoyal Navy after two failed attempts.
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In the 1770s the two-masted sloop re-appeared in a new guise as the brig sloop.
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These 44 were taken back to the brig and the remaining 214 were sent to barracks.
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Brig. Gen. James Ledlie's division, of which the 21st was a part, led the attack.
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- Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- A penal institution (especially on board a ship)
- Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general. ...
- A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and maneuverable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
- The district of Brig is a district in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of (as of).
- A military prison is a prison operated by the military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners of war, enemy combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by military or civilian authorities, and members of the military found guilty of a serious crime. ...
- "The Brig" is the 19th episode of the 3rd season of Lost, and the 68th episode overall. It aired on May 2, 2007. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Eric Laneuville. ...
- The Brig is a play written by former U.S. Marine Kenneth H. Brown (born 1936). It was first performed in New York by The Living Theatre on 13 May 1963 with a production of it filmed in 1964 by Jonas Mekas. It has been revived in New York in 2007. It received an Obie Award.
- A square-rigged vessel, with two masts. An hermaphrodite brig has a brig's foremast and a schooner's mainmnast. (See PLATE 4.)
