brigs in English

noun
1
a two-masted, square-rigged ship with an additional gaff sail on the mainmast.
One tremendously successful ship design was the two-masted brig of war.

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1. Brigadiers are mostly called "brigs"

2. Brigs were used for both naval and mercantile purposes

3. Brigs, Brigantines, and Bilanders were all popular ships for a pirate

4. Great sailing ships;: An illustrated catalogue and history of 150 extant barks, Barkentines, brigs, brigantines

5. Great sailing ships;: An illustrated catalogue and history of 150 extant barks, Barkentines, brigs, brigantines

6. The term derives from the Navy's historical use of twin-mast sailing vessels—known as Brigs—as prison ships

7. During the Age of Sail, Brigs were seen as fast and maneuverable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels

8. "Clipper" does not refer to a specific sailplan; Clippers may be schooners, brigs, brigantines, etc., as well as full-rigged ships.

9. As merchant vessels, they plied mostly coastal trading routes, but oceanic voyages were not uncommon; some Brigs were even used for whaling and sealing

10. Brigs fell out of use with the arrival of the steam ship because they required a relatively large crew for their small size and were difficult to

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13. Great sailing ships;: An illustrated catalogue and history of 150 extant barks, Barkentines, brigs, brigantines, frigates, schooners, and other large sailing vessels built since 1628 [Schäuffelen, Otmar] on Amazon.com

14. Great sailing ships;: An illustrated catalogue and history of 150 extant barks, Barkentines, brigs, brigantines, frigates, schooners, and other large sailing vessels built since 1628 [SchaÌ uffelen, Otmar] on Amazon.com

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16. At various times in history, the word ship referred only to sailing vessels with square sails on three masts (as opposed to brigs, barks, Barkentines, etc.) while also meaning the collective team of crew and officers of any vessel.

17. A Brig is a sailing ship with two square-rigged masts.During the Age of Sail, Brigs were seen as fast and maneuverable.They were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels.Even after the sailing age ended they were used as training ships