brigs
- plural of brig.
Example Sentences
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Instead, he conjured the past as a master of richly detailed historical works brimming with schooners, brigs and sloops, their sails flapping under moody clouds, with shore lights twinkling in the distance.
From New York Times • May 1, 2023
The first ships to sail the lakes were classic European schooners, sloops and brigs.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2016
A realistic view of the problem of discipline in the U.S. armed forces indicates that if sonny kept his nose clean, there would be no necessity for brigs or for guards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prosperous merchants commissioned portraits of their stately brigs and packets, much as doting mammas demand likenesses of their children.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sloops and cutters, brigs and barques, flagged with silks of red and blue and green.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
