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breech

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So for locked breech actions, some other mechanism is used to lock the breech closed until after the bullet as left the barrel.

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Quick take

(obstetrics) A breech birth.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of breech gathered in one view.

noun

(obstetrics) A breech birth.

noun

(firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.

noun

(nautical) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for breech.

noun

(obstetrics) A breech birth.

noun

(firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.

noun

(nautical) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.

verb

(dated, transitive) To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).

Example sentences

1

So for locked breech actions, some other mechanism is used to lock the breech closed until after the bullet as left the barrel.

2

The question is whether (the EV of) the cost of a breach exceeded (the EV of) the cost of protecting against a breech.

3

In turn that means that any email I send to multiple recipients puts me in breech of Mandrill's T&Cs.

4

Huge data breech and the FBI is screaming from an Ivory tower that encryption is hallmark of all evil and that backdoors are a really good idea.

5

You simply sue such people for breech of contract until its not financially profitable to sell such information.

6

But starting a business like this is like planning a breech birth, so you better have a good reason.

7

The breech end of the barrel moves up and down, the other end not so much.

8

As it drops, the lugs disengage with the slide, allowing the slide the continue to the rear and open the breech.

9

The NFL can always come after them for breech of contract, triggering liquidated damages clauses.

10

I think this might be a statement more honoured in the breech after looking at the YC15 alumni.

11

Does that thing that happened last night on the server qualify as a breech?

12

Unless you close up shop, a breech doesn't really impact your business that much.

Quote examples

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"Degrade gracefully" has been a guideline for almost precisely as long as it's been a guideline principally honored in the breech.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use breech in a sentence?

So for locked breech actions, some other mechanism is used to lock the breech closed until after the bullet as left the barrel.

What does breech mean?

(obstetrics) A breech birth.

What part of speech is breech?

breech is commonly used as noun, verb.