Look up: breech

1. 
   Breech
   The breech is the portion of the barrel with chamber into which a cartridge or projectile is loaded.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php
   
   
2. 
   breech
   [n] - opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
3. 
   Breech
   Breech: The buttocks.
   Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.
   
   
4. 
   breech
   the firing unit of an ejection gun cartridge or other ballistic mechanism Category: Defense
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
5. 
   breech
   The closed end of a barrell, where the charge or cartridge is placed. Beech=loading weapons were easier to load than muzzle-loading ones. Although they were used from the 15thC, it was not until the 19thC that they were perfected.
   Found on http://www.antique-crafts.co.uk/glossary
   
   
6. 
   Breech
   Breech noun [ See Breeches .] 1. The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks. 2. Breeches. [ Obsolete] Shak. 3. The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber. 4. (Nautical) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/95
   
   
7. 
   Breech
   Breech transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Breeched ; present participle & verbal noun Breeching ] 1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches. « A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith's youngest boy was breeched . Macaulay. » 2. To cover as with breeches. [ Poetic] ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/95
   
   
8. 
   breech
   The buttocks. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
9. 
   breech
   rear of barrel noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
10. 
    Breech
    `Breech` may refer to: *Breeches, certain types of trousers; this term is older than the derived meaning 'buttock' of the word breech *In a breech-loading weapon, the `breech` refers to the rear portion of the barrel which opens for ammunition loading, as well as the system used to load the round. *Buttocks, the lower part of the human abdomen *A breech birth *The lower part of a pulley block *The penetration of a boiler where exhaust gases lea...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breech
    
    
11. 
    breech
    (brēch) buttocks.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
12. 
    Breech
    • (v. t.) To fasten with breeching. • (v. t.) To put into, or clothe with, breeches. • (n.) The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks. • (v. t.) To cover as with breeches. • (n.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat. • (n.) The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a ca...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
13. 
    breech
    breech (BREECH) 1. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; buttocks, rump, seat, behind, posterior; hindquarters, hind part: Breech is an old-fashioned word for 'backside'. 2. The part of a firearm (gun) to the rear of the bore: Flame flew out of the breech of the gun because of the defective bullets he was using. 3. Breeches, or trouse...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
14. 
    breech
    Syn: buttocks [A.S. brc]
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45
    
    
15. 
    Breech
    A baby that is lying in the opposite position from the usual head down. The baby could be feet first or bottom first if he’s breech. Breech births occur in about 1 of 25 full-term births. In order to have a safe vaginal delivery, the baby should be head first. A doctor may try to perform an external cephalic version to manipulate a breech baby. ...
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/B/5