Brig (disambiguation)

Last updated January 23, 2024

A brig is a type of sailing ship.

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

The Brig (play), a 1963 play by Kenneth H. Brown
"The Brig" (Lost), an episode of the TV series Lost
The Brig, a nickname of the Doctor Who character Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

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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