[brɪɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a two-masted square-rigged ship, typically having an additional lower fore-and-aft sail on the gaff and a boom to the mainmast
(e.g: the brig sailed to the coast of Norway to avoid capture)

- a prison, especially on a warship
(e.g: the crew threw him in the brig)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: abbreviation of brigantine (the original sense)

[brɪɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bridge


Phrases:

Origin:
from Old Norse bryggja