brig

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Noun brig has 2 senses

brig - two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
--₁ is a kind of sailing vessel, sailing ship
brig - a penal institution (especially on board a ship)
--₂ is a kind of penal institution, penal facility

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Brig

Noun

Sense: A two-masted sailing ship with square rigging on both masts.

Example Sentence: The brig sailed across the Atlantic with its cargo of spices.

Noun

Sense: A jail or prison, especially on a ship.

Example Sentence: The captured pirates were locked up in the ship's brig.

Verb

Sense: To confine someone in the brig of a ship.

Example Sentence: The captain decided to brig the disobedient sailor for the night.

Proper Noun

Sense: A populated locality, often a small town.

Example Sentence: I grew up in the quiet little brig called Meadowville.