breech meaning

• Noun: breech  breech
  1. Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
     - rear of barrel, rear of tube

  Sounds like: breach

  Derived forms: breeches

  Type of: opening

  Part of: barrel, cask

  Encyclopedia: Breech

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  [Medicine]
  n
  1 : the hind end of the body : BUTTOCKS
  2 : BREECH PRESENTATION; also : a fetus that is presented breech first
  adv : in the manner of a breech delivery or breech presentation ‹her children were born breech —Laura Cunningham› ‹the baby birthed breech —Jayne Anne Phillips›
  

• bear's breech:    Noun: bear's breec ...
• bear's-breech:     noun  A ...
• breech birth:    Noun: breech birth ...

Examples

1. not until the second round goes into the breech
2. the breeches are the latest trend for pants
3. and what i do is i put this now in the breech
4. rocket and breeches buoy and lifeboat
5. have you seen my dark brown breeches