brig meaning

UK /brɪɡ/ US /brɪɡ/ 1 syllable

brig (noun): two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts.

brig has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

brig as a noun

  1. two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts

    Type of: sailing vessel

  2. a penal institution (especially on board a ship)

    Type of: penal institution

How to pronounce brig

brig is pronounced /brɪɡ/ in British English and /brɪɡ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with brig

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BR · words ending in IG · 4-letter words

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