Brig (disambiguation)
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A Brig may refer to:
- A brigBrigA brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
, a type of sailing vessel. - A (chiefly US) term for a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
- An obsolete abbreviation for a brigantineBrigantineIn sailing, a brigantine or hermaphrodite brig is a vessel with two masts, only the forward of which is square rigged.-Origins of the term:...
, a type of ship.
Places
- Brig, SwitzerlandBrig, SwitzerlandBrig, officially Brig-Glis is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig , Brigerbad and Glis.-History:...
(officially known as Brig-Glis), a town in the canton of Valais, Switzerland - Brig (district), the district in which Brig, Switzerland is located
- Brig railway stationBrig railway stationBrig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis , in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland...
, the important railway junction serving Brig, Switzerland. - Brigg, North Lincolnshire, a location in England
- "BridgeBridgeA bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
" in some Scottish and northern English placenames, such as Brig o' TurkBrig o' TurkBrig o' Turk or is a small community in the Trossachs, a range of hills in Stirling, Scotland. Its name is derived from the Gaelic Tuirc meaning wild boar.-Features:...
Other uses
- The Brig (play)The Brig (play)The Brig is a play written by former U.S. Marine Kenneth H. Brown . It was first performed in New York by The Living Theatre on 13 May 1963 with a production of it filmed in 1964 by Jonas Mekas. It has been revived in New York in 2007. It received an Obie Award.The play depicts a typical day in...
, a play by Kenneth H. Brown that was filmed by Jonas Mekas in 1963. - The Brig is a nickname for the Doctor Who character Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartBrigadier Lethbridge-StewartBrigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Nicholas Courtney...
. - An abbreviation for the rank of BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
- The BrigThe Brig"The Brig" is the 19th episode of the 3rd season of Lost, and the 68th episode overall. It aired on May 2, 2007. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Eric Laneuville...
, episode TV series Lost - Brig Van Osten, American hairstylist who won reality television series Shear Genius (Season 3)Shear Genius (Season 3)Shear Genius 3 is the third season of Bravo's Shear Genius. This season is hosted by Camila Alves, who took over hosting duties from Jaclyn Smith.- Episode progress :*WINNER: Amy...