Brig (disambiguation) explained
A brig is a type of sailing ship.
Brig may also refer to:
In the military
- Brig, a (chiefly American) term for a naval military prison on a ship or navy base
- An abbreviation for the rank of brigadier
- An abbreviation for a brigade
Places
- Brig-Glis (also known simply as "Brig"), a town in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Brig (district), the district in which Brig, Switzerland is located
- Brig railway station, serving Brig, Switzerland
- Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station, the station in Brig used by metre-gauge trains
- Bamber Bridge, a town in Lancashire, England, often referred to as "Brig" by residents
- Brig, Istria County, a village near Vižinada
Arts and entertainment
People
- Brigman Brig Owens (born 1943), American former National Football League player
- Brig Van Osten, American hairstylist who won the reality TV series Shear Genius (season 3)
Other uses
- Brig, another name for the Celtic goddess Brigid
- An obsolete abbreviation for a brigantine, a type of sailing ship
- Scots and Northern English for bridge, Brig o' Doon, Cramond Brig, Brig of Dread.
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