breech
pronunciation
How to pronounce breech in British English:
UK [bri:tʃ]
How to pronounce breech in American English:
US [britʃ]
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- Noun:
- opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
Word Origin
- breech (n.)
- "back part of a gun or firearm," 1570s, from singular of breeches (q.v.).
Example
- 1. Use an acetylene blowtorch to breech the warehouse from the back .
- 2. I 've got one in the breech and an extra mag.
- 3. Breech deliveries where a baby is born bottom-first are twice as likely in families in which either the mother or the father was born in this position .
- 4. Officials say passengers were boarding the plane monday when the security breech occurred .
- 5. If you 're a woman who would like to have a breech birth vaginally in this country , you 'll probably have to find a midwife .