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The spelling of these two words is often confused. Breach is a noun and verb meaning 'a break' or 'to break' (as in a breach of contract, to breach the enemy's defences), whereas breech means 'the back or lower part of something', and is applied principally to part of a rifle, the buttocks (now only in breech birth, when a baby is born bottom first), and (in the plural breeches, pronounced brich-iz), to a type of trousers.

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n. 1. the part of a cannon behind the bore.

2. the back part of a rifle or gun barrel.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: n. - Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded.

Tutor's tip: She put the gun, "breech" (the back of a weapon) first through the "breach" (gap) in the stockade.

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• Firearm Parts, Accessories, and Processes - breech: part of firearm at rear of bore

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kammer
v. tr. - give bukser på

idioms:

• breech birth    sædefødsel

Nederlands (Dutch)
stootbodem (van geschut), achterste, in kniebroek hijsen

Français (French)
n. - (Méd) siège (un accouchement), culasse (d'un fusil)
v. tr. - munir d'une culasse

idioms:

• breech birth    (Méd) accouchement par le siège

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hintern, Hinterseite, (tech.) Verschluß
v. - Hosen anziehen, mit einem Geschützverschluß versehen

idioms:

• breech birth    Steißgeburt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυγαίο πυροβόλου, ουραίο όπλου
v. - πρωτοβάζω παντελόνι

idioms:

• breech birth    τοκετός με ισχιακή προβολή

Italiano (Italian)
sedere, lato posteriore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nádegas (f pl), culatra (f)
v. - chicotear

Русский (Russian)
задняя часть, зад

Español (Spanish)
n. - trasero, tras, parte posterior, parte trasera, dorso
v. tr. - poner calzones, zurrar

idioms:

• breech birth    parto podálico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bak, bakdel, bakstycke
v. - bli vuxen, ta på sig vuxenkläder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
后膛, 臀部, 装上炮后膛, 使穿短裤

idioms:

• breech birth    臀位分娩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 後膛, 臀部
v. tr. - 裝上炮後膛, 使穿短褲

idioms:

• breech birth    臀位分娩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 엉덩이, 총의 개머리
v. tr. - ~에게 바지를 입히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 尻, 砲尾, 後部, 下部
v. - 砲尾を付ける

idioms:

• breech birth    骨盤位出産

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مغلاق المدفع أو البندقيه, بنطلون قصير (فعل) ركب مغلاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בריח של כלי-ירייה, מכנס - החלק בו מוכנס הפגז לתותח, אחוריים או עכוז (מיושן)‬
v. tr. - ‮הלבישה עולל בפעם הראשונה במכנסיים (מיושן)‬

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