breech
Noun: 1. The rear part of a firearm barrel: Specifically, the opening at the back end of a gun's barrel where ammunition (cartridges or shells) is loaded. 2. The lower or back part of something: An archaic or technical term for the buttocks or the lower rear portion of a body or object.
The word "breech" is primarily a technical term used in the context of firearms and weaponry. It is a countable noun.
Examples: * The soldier carefully loaded the shell into the breech of the cannon. * Modern rifles are typically breech-loading, meaning ammunition is inserted at the rear of the barrel. * (Archaic/Technical) In a difficult birth, the baby may be in a breech position, meaning the buttocks or feet are positioned to come out first.
- "Breech birth/presentation": A medical term for a childbirth situation where the baby's buttocks or feet are positioned to emerge before the head.
- "Breech face": In firearms, the flat part of the breechblock that supports the base of the cartridge.
- Breechblock (noun): The metal block that closes the rear opening (breech) of a gun barrel.
- Breechloader (noun): A firearm that is loaded at the breech (the rear of the barrel), as opposed to the muzzle (the front).
- Breech-loading (adjective): Describing a firearm that is loaded at the breech.
- Breach (noun/verb): A different word meaning a gap, break, or violation (e.g., a of contract). Do not confuse with "breech."
- For the firearm part: rear, chamber end, loading port.
- For the archaic anatomical sense: buttocks, rear, posterior.
- "Breech of the peace": This is an archaic legal phrase, now more commonly known as a "breach of the peace." Note the spelling difference ( vs. ).
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opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
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