breech
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Definition of breech
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breeches\ ˈbri-chəz also ˈbrē-
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Synonyms for breech
Synonyms
backside, behind, booty (also bootie) [slang], bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, caboose, can, cheeks, derriere (or derrière), duff, fanny, fundament, hams, haunches, heinie [slang], hunkers, keister (also keester) [slang], nates, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tush [slang]
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And if there is a significant failure or breech of the IT systems in the middle of the census, public confidence in the process and the confidentiality of personal information could plummet. — Bill Lambrecht, ExpressNews.com, "Advocates push Census Bureau to prepare for security breaches, disinformation ahead of 2020 count," 28 Aug. 2019 But Shuangjie was a breech birth, smaller and weaker. — Los Angeles Times, "One is Chinese. One is American. How a journalist discovered and reunited identical twins," 8 Aug. 2019 George Kamper For more than five decades, George H. Morris was the king of equestrian sport, a former Olympic coach whose words — from how to ride to what breeches to wear — were gospel for riders at every level. — New York Times, "Whispers of Sexual Abuse Tailed an Equestrian Legend for Decades. At 81, He Was Barred for Life.," 8 Aug. 2019 But traveling secretary Dan Larrea and equipment manager Jason Shawger went full-gorilla, dressing in complete Colonial garb, with powdered wigs, breeches, stockings, etc. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Reds 1, Brewers 0: Once again, no fireworks for the offense against Cincinnati pitchers," 4 July 2019 Vardaman tied her hair back and zipped a pair of fringed black suède chaps over her gray riding breeches. — Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, "The Persuasive Power of the Wolf Lady," 29 May 2019 Once the breech and barrel assembly is removed from the body, the complexity becomes overwhelming. — Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, "We Got Our Hands on an HK G11, the Space-Age Rifle That Never Was," 20 Mar. 2019 The rifle’s caseless ammunition and rotating breech is what achieve these blistering rates of fire. — Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, "We Got Our Hands on an HK G11, the Space-Age Rifle That Never Was," 20 Mar. 2019 His graciousness as a host is legendary: Decades later, people remember parties lit by candles, with footmen in powdered hair and breeches. — Kennedy Fraser, Vogue, "From the Archives: Karl Lagerfeld, The Impresario," 19 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'breech.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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