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Noun: brig  brig
  1. Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
     
  2. A penal institution (especially on board a ship)

Derived forms: brigs

Type of: penal facility, penal institution, sailing ship, sailing vessel

Encyclopedia: Brig, Valais

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