breech

breech  (brch)

n.

1. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.

2.

a. A breech presentation or delivery.

b. A fetus in breech presentation.

3. breeches

a. Knee breeches.

b. Informal Trousers.

4. The part of a firearm behind the barrel.

5. The lower part of a pulley block.

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[Middle English brech, from Old English brc, pl. of brc, leg covering, Gaulish brca, hose, trousers.]

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breech

n [briːtʃ]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump

2. the lower part or bottom of something the breech of the bridge

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the lower portion of a pulley block, esp the part to which the rope or chain is secured

4. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore

5. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) Obstetrics short for breech delivery

vb [briːtʃ brɪtʃ] (tr)

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to fit (a gun) with a breech

2. Archaic to clothe in breeches or any other clothing See also breeches

[Old English brēc, plural of brōc leg covering; related to Old Norse brōk, Old High German bruoh]

Usage: Breech is sometimes wrongly used as a verb where breach is meant: the barrier/agreement was breached (not breeched)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

breech - opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded rear of barrel, rear of tube barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

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breech

noun

Usage: Breech is sometimes wrongly used as a verb where breach is meant: he admitted he had breached (not breeched) the rules.

Translations

breech [briːtʃ]

A. N [of gun] → recámara f

B. CPD breech birth, breech delivery N (Med) → parto m de nalgas
he was a breech birth → nació de nalgas

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breech [ˈbriːtʃ] n [gun] → culasse f
breech birth n → accouchement m par le siège

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breech¹

n (of gun) → Verschluss m

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breech²

adj attr (Med) birth, delivery → Steiß-; breech presentation → Steißlage f; to be a breech baby → eine Steißlage sein

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breech [briːtʃ] n (of gun) → culatta

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breech

n breech [briːtʃ]

the back part of a gun, where it is loaded. slot, agterstuk مؤخرة البندقيه задната част на цев на пушка záď hlavně kammer; bagstykke der Verschluß το πίσω μέρος του όπλου, κλείστρο recámara padrunisalv ته لولۀ تفنگ patruunapesä culasse בֵּית בְּלִיעָה पेंदा zatvarač puške töltényűr tempat peluru pada senapan hleðsluhólf otturatore 銃尾 총의 개머리 spyna (šautenes) stobra aizmugurējā daļa bahagian bawah kulas sluttstykke zamek tambor culată казённик uzáver zapirač šaržer bakstycke, kammarstycke ท้ายปืน top kuyruğu (槍炮的)後膛 казенна частина بندوق میں گولی ڈالنے کی جگہ khóa nòng (súng) 炮尾