gun-brig

== English == === Etymology === From gun +‎ brig. === Noun === gun-brig (plural gun-brigs) (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.