gun-brig

English

Etymology

From gun +‎ brig.

Noun

gun-brig (plural gun-brigs)

1. (nautical) 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.

Usage notes

• In the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, this term implied an armed brig smaller than a brig-sloop.