🇬🇧 Brig meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A brig is a special jail used by the military, especially on a navy ship. If a sailor breaks important rules, they might be locked in the brig for a while to keep everyone safe and to show that rules must be followed. It’s usually a small, tightly controlled room or area on the ship where rule-breakers stay until they are allowed out again.

The captain joked that if anyone ate his secret cookie stash, they’d be sent straight to the brig for dessert theft.

The sailor didn’t mind being in the brig until he realized it was cleaning day and he had to scrub his own cell.

When the sailor snored louder than the engine, his roommate begged the captain to lock him in the brig.

The crew joked that the brig was actually just a very quiet room where you have to think about what you did without any dessert.

The sailor said the brig wasn’t fun, but at least he didn’t have to peel potatoes while he was in there.

After the storm, a young sailor sat inside the brig's cell under a dim lamp, feet cold on metal. He heard boots on deck and the brig door clang. A friend slid a sandwich through the brig's bars and leaned near the brig, whispering about the captain's keys. At dawn the captain opened the brig; the sailor blinked and smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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