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Meaning of Brig | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
bɹɪɡ

Definitions

  1. A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
  2. Bridge.
    Northern-England, Northern-Ireland, Scotland
  3. Brigadier.
  4. A district in Valais canton, Switzerland.
  5. A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
    US
  6. A town in Brig-Glis municipality, Valais canton, Switzerland.

Equivalents

العربية المركّب
Bosanski brig briga brik
Čeština briga
Español bergantín calabozo
Suomi priki putka
Français brig brigantin cachot
Gaeilge bruig
Galego bregantín
Hrvatski brig briga brik
Italiano brigantino
Polski bryg
Português brigantim brigue
Română bric
Српски brig briga brik
Svenska arrest
Türkçe brik

Examples

“Now do thy speedy utmost, Meg, / And win the key-stane of the brig;”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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