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Meanings of brig in English

Russian
бригадир
Spanish
general de brigada

Military rank of the United Kingdom.

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Examples for "brigadier"
Examples for "brigadier"
1
I'm sure that's what the brigadier meant by his comment, he said.
Reuters
2
Her simple desire to meet a brigadier is hardly a German copyright.
Once there was a war
3
The brigadier obeyed, and immediately five shots were heard in the darkness.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
4
He hoped that the Marshal had brought his brevet as brigadier general.
The Man With The Broken Ear
5
Everything he had read in the diary completely contradicted the brigadier's claims.
Metro 2034
Usage of brig in English
1
Dax led them into a large room not far from the brig.
Avalon
2
The wind howled over the doomed brig; the sea was getting up.
The Three Admirals
3
A sail to the south-east; another brig in sight at 2 o'clock.
A Journey to America in 1834
4
On the 28th of February the brig Pedler anchored in Columbia River.
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
5
There were two boats in the water, and along-side of the brig.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
6
We shall spend our time in the brig for the next month.
Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat: A Story of Travel and Ad...
7
The fitting up of the interior of the brig was then begun.
Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
8
Bread and water, bread and water-it'slike being in the brig again.
Quicksilver
9
The presence of the brig among the reefs was now sufficiently explained.
The Duchesse of Langeais
10
The Susan Gray was the name of the brig that rescued me.
Stories by English Authors: The Sea
11
With loud cheers the British sprang up the sides of the brig.
Tales of the Sea, and of Our Jack Tars
12
The pirates all seemed to aim at the hull of the brig.
The Three Midshipmen
13
About two miles from the brig we came on fresh bear tracks.
Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
14
Several monitors showed a live feed of the inside of the brig.
Avalon
15
The brig is two miles to three astern, and just stays there.
Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866)
16
You sold him the gunpowder he had in that brig we captured.
Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare