gun-brig
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (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[edit]
- In the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, this term implied an armed brig smaller than a brig-sloop.