Military vs Brig - What's the difference?
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Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
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(lb) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
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Relating to war.
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Relating to armies or ground forces.
Armed forces.
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(nautical) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
As nouns the difference between military and brig
is that military is armed forces while brig is (nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast or brig can be (scotland) bridge or brig can be brigadier.As a adjective military
is characteristic of members of the armed forces.military
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(en adjective)Noun
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