Brig

//bɹɪɡ//

Synonyms for "brig" (62 found)

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Translations

44 translations across 22 languages.

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Catalan

2 entries
  • bergantí noun (two-masted vessel)
  • calabós noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)

Czech

1 entries
  • briga noun (two-masted vessel)

Dutch

4 entries
  • brigantijn noun (two-masted vessel)
  • brik noun (two-masted vessel)
  • cachot noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)
  • gevang noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)

Finnish

2 entries
  • priki noun (two-masted vessel)
  • putka noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)

French

2 entries
  • brigantin noun (two-masted vessel)
  • cachot noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)

Galician

3 entries
  • bregantín noun (two-masted vessel)
  • calabós noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)
  • câbozo noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)

German

3 entries
  • Arrestzelle noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)
  • Brigg noun (two-masted vessel)
  • Militärgefängnis noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)

Greek

3 entries
  • μπαλαούρο noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)
  • μπρίκι noun (two-masted vessel)
  • πάρων noun (two-masted vessel)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • brigg noun (two-masted vessel)

Irish

1 entries
  • bruig noun (two-masted vessel)

Italian

1 entries
  • brigantino noun (two-masted vessel)

Māori

1 entries
  • pereki noun (two-masted vessel)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • brigg noun (two-masted vessel)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • brigg noun (two-masted vessel)

Polish

1 entries
  • bryg noun (two-masted vessel)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • brigantim noun (two-masted vessel)
  • brigue noun (two-masted vessel)

Romanian

1 entries
  • bric noun (two-masted vessel)

Russian

4 entries
  • бриг noun (two-masted vessel)
  • гауптва́хта noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)
  • ка́рцер noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)
  • тюрьма́ noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • brig noun (two-masted vessel)
  • brik noun (two-masted vessel)

Spanish

2 entries
  • bergantín noun (two-masted vessel)
  • calabozo noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)

Swedish

2 entries
  • arrest noun (naval military jail or guardhouse)
  • brigg noun (two-masted vessel)

Turkish

1 entries
  • brik noun (two-masted vessel)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In the act of offering up his last prayer ere he made up his mind to float and be eaten, he saw a man look over the quarter of the brig : he raised both his hands ; he jumped himself up in the water, and, by the singularity of his motions fortunately attracted notice.

Source: tatoeba (1803861)

Throw him in the brig.

Source: tatoeba (4472942)

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

Source: tatoeba (9938110)

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

Source: wiktionary

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