breech


Definition: Meaning of, breech in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / briːtʃ /

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  1. the part of a gun into which you put the bullets
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breech used in phrases

  • bear's breech (noun)
    1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
  • breech birth (noun)
    1. a birth in which the lower part of a baby's body comes out of its mother first
  • breech closer (noun)
    1. a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
  • breech delivery (noun)
    1. delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
  • breech presentation (noun)
    1. delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
  • breech-loading (adjective)
    1. of guns designed to be loaded at the breech
  • frank breech (noun)
    1. position of a foetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet
  • frank breech delivery (noun)
    1. position of a foetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet
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