brig

CEFRC1

/bɹɪɡ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A prison on a ship or a small military jail.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

Examples

  • Tom is in the brig for disobeying a direct order from his commanding officer.

  • Throw him in the brig.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To merely pretend to be occupied, to lollygag.

  2. A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To jail, to confine into the guardhouse.

More examples

In context

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

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The prisoner was confined to the ship's blank after trying to escape.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Abbreviated from brigantine, from Italian brigantino; in sense “jail”, from the use of such ships as prisons.