English abbreviation dictionary - brig
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(brigs) 1. A brig is a type of ship with two masts and square sails. N-COUNT 2. A brig is a prison on a ship, especially a warship. (AM) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: short for ~antine Date: 1712 a 2-masted square-rigged ship II. noun Etymology: probably from 1~ Date: 1832 1. a place (as on a ship) for temporary confinement of offenders in the United States Navy 2. guardhouse, prison III. abbreviation ~ade; ~adier ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. 1 a two-masted square-rigged ship, with an additional lower fore-and-aft sail on the gaff and a boom to the mainmast. 2 US a prison, esp. on a warship. Etymology: abbr. of BRIGANTINE 2. n. Sc. & N.Engl. var. of BRIDGE(1). ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. бриг, двухмачтовое судно 2. ам. помещение для арестованных на военном корабле 3. ам. воен. профес. гауптвахта ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) бриг, двухмачтовое судно 2) amer. помещение для арестованных на военном корабле BRIG brigade noun бригада ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1720, short for brigantine "two-masted ship" (1525), from M.Fr. brigandin, from It. brigantino, perhaps "skirmishing vessel, pirate ship," from brigante "skirmisher, pirate, brigand" from brigare "fight" (see brigade). Apparently such vessels being used for prison ships led to extended meaning "a jail," first recorded 1852. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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