Meaning of Brig | Babel Free
bɹɪɡDefinitions
- A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
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Bridge. Northern-England, Northern-Ireland, Scotland
- Brigadier.
- A district in Valais canton, Switzerland.
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A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft. US
- A town in Brig-Glis municipality, Valais canton, Switzerland.
Equivalents
Examples
“Now do thy speedy utmost, Meg, / And win the key-stane of the brig;”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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