Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 20 compound words that contain brig. The most common are listed below. Open brig in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- Brig o' TurkA small village in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN5306).
- Brig-GlisA municipality in Brig district, Valais canton, Switzerland, which includes the towns of Brig and Glis.
- Brig. Gen.Abbreviation of brigadier general: A military officer who commands a brigade.
- hermaphrodite brigA two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schooner rig on the mainmast (triangular topsail over a gaff mainsail).
- gun-brigA small two-masted vessel during the Age of Sail, typically carrying 12 guns, comprising two long guns in the chase position and ten carronades on the broadsides.
- Brig BretachIn the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the wife of Celtchar. Her husband Celtchar killed Blaí Briugu for sleeping with her as Blaí Briugu was required to do so by the latter's geas.
- brig ratSomebody who has spent time in the brig; an offender in the military.
- brig ratsplural of brig rat: Somebody who has spent time in the brig; an offender in the military.
Compound words 20
- brigadeA group of people organized for a common purpose.
- brigandAn outlaw or bandit.
- brigadesplural of brigade: A group of people organized for a common purpose.
- BrighouseA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1423).
- brigandsplural of brigand: An outlaw or bandit.
- BrigmanA surname.
- BrigantesA tribe of ancient Britain, whose queen was Cartimandua.
- briglowAlternative form of brigalow: Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
- BrigantiA surname.
- Brighamsplural of Brigham: A surname.