brig
brigs
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pluralof brig.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
There are schooners and brigs, warships and fishing smacks, sailing around and around inside whiskey bottles with an apparent disregard for the relative proportions of the necks of bottles and the heights of masts.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
We hear that the citizens upon their schooners, brigs, and snows suffer greatly from hunger, for the rebels will not allow them to land and purchase provisions.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
