brig vs vessel

brig

noun
  • A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast 

  • Bridge. 

  • Brigadier. 

  • A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft. 

vessel

noun
  • A craft designed for transportation through air or space. 

  • Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat. 

  • A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher. 

  • A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant. 

  • A person as a container of qualities or feelings. 

verb
  • To put into a vessel. 

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