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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024breech /britʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Militarythe rear part of the barrel of a gun, where the bullet is loaded.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024breech (n. brēch;v. brēch, brich),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe lower, rear part of the trunk of the body;
buttocks. - the hinder or lower part of anything.
- Military[Ordn.]the rear part of the bore of a gun, esp. the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.
v.t. - Military[Ordn.]to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.
- to clothe with breeches.
- bef. 1000; Middle English breeche, Old English brēc, plural of brōc; cognate with Old Norse brōk, Old High German bruoh
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: breech n /briːtʃ/- the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump
- the lower part or bottom of something
- the part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore
vb /briːtʃ; brɪtʃ/(transitive)- to fit (a gun) with a breech
- archaic to clothe in breeches or any other clothing
Etymology: Old English brēc, plural of brōc leg covering; related to Old Norse brōk, Old High German bruohUSAGE
Breech is sometimes wrongly used as a verb where breach is meant: the barrier/agreement was breached (not breeched) |