brig

• Существительное, обозначающее двухмачтовое парусное судно с прямым парусным вооружением на обеих мачтах, или исправительное учреждение, особенно на борту корабля.

A noun referring to a two-masted sailing vessel that is square-rigged on both masts, or a penal institution, especially one on board a ship.

1. Two-masted sailing vesselC1formal

   A type of sailing ship with two masts, both of which are square-rigged.

   Бриг

   • The brig sailed smoothly across the Atlantic.
   • Historians studied the design of the 19th-century brig.
   • The crew hoisted the sails on the brig.

2. Ship's prisonC1formal

   A prison or detention area on a ship, used for holding sailors or prisoners.

   Корабельная тюрьма

   • The captain ordered the mutineer to be locked in the brig.
   • He spent three days in the brig for insubordination.
   • The brig was small and poorly ventilated.

   Synonymsdetention cellguardhouseholding celljaillockupprison