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# brig

noun (brigs)

«brig» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A brig is a sailing ship with two masts and square sails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brig/#m1)
2. A brig can also be a prison on board a ship, so a sailor who breaks the rules is put «in the brig». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brig/#m2)

### In the lessons

a ship in sea stories; «in the brig» means locked up on board

### Examples

- The brig sailed out of the harbour at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brig/#x1)
- There was not a child on board the brig that night who did not love him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brig/#x2)
- The boys were all in the brig, about to walk the plank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brig/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «brig» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brig/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«brig» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brig.html) on Mova free.