English Explanatory Dictionary

gun-brig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small two-masted vessel during the Age of Sail, typically carrying 12 guns, comprising two long guns in the chase position and ten carronades on the broadsides.

Word forms

gun-brig gun-brigs

Etymology

From gun + brig.

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