as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the captain ordered that the prisoner be thrown into the brig immediately
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Recent Examples of brig
It’s believed the 124-foot ship is a schooner or brig built in the mid-19th century, with its hull sheathed in copper.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
The few sailors who were responding to Brooks’ commands climbed aloft to square the yards so that the brig could run toward land.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Abandoning all sense of order or control, a few of the sailors careened through the brig, demanding liquor from the frightened passengers.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
On the defense’s side: Lieutenant Barney Greenwald (Jason Clarke), who’s claiming that Maryk shouldn’t be thrown in the brig because the man at the helm of the ship had lost his marbles, and thus was endangering the lives of the entire crew.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
The few sailors who were responding to Brooks’ commands climbed aloft to square the yards so that the brig could run toward land.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Abandoning all sense of order or control, a few of the sailors careened through the brig, demanding liquor from the frightened passengers.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
On the defense’s side: Lieutenant Barney Greenwald (Jason Clarke), who’s claiming that Maryk shouldn’t be thrown in the brig because the man at the helm of the ship had lost his marbles, and thus was endangering the lives of the entire crew.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brig
Noun
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The Associated Press in 2021 investigated how the technology landed a Chicago grandfather in jail after it was used as evidence to charge him with murder, with a judge later dismissing the case due to insufficient evidence.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Last year, Estrada was already in county jail for unrelated reasons when he was arrested on suspicion of Coriz’s murder.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He was sentenced to a term of five months to 20 years in prison and ordered to be removed to Laos in 2007.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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After pleading guilty, Lewis was sentenced to 2½ years in prison in addition to a no-contact order that bans him from Fever games and facilities.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
6 May 2025
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In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Brig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brig. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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