brig

noun

1. Nautical.
   1. a two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts.
   2. (formerly, in the U.S. Navy) an armed brig-rigged or brigantine-rigged vessel.
   3. the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined.
2. a place of confinement or detention, especially in the U.S. Navy or Marines; guardhouse.

1. brigade.
2. brigadier.

noun

1. nautical a two-masted square-rigger
2. mainly US a prison, esp in a navy ship

noun

1. a Scot and northern English word for a bridge 1

abbreviation for

1. Brigadier