Brig (disambiguation)

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

 * 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.