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, Croatia, 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 for bridge, Brig o' Doon, Cramond Brig. See also Brig sloop Hermaphrodite brig Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England, a town Brigg (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency centred on the town Kane Brigg (born 1988), Australian retired high jumper and triple jumper