breech

noun

ˈbrēch

breeches ˈbri-chəz How to pronounce breech (audio)

also ˈbrē-

plural

: short pants covering the hips and thighs and fitting snugly at the lower edges at or just below the knee

wearing riding breeches

: pants

: the hind end of the body : buttocks

medical : breech presentation

also : a fetus that is presented with the buttocks first

: the part of a firearm at the rear of the barrel (see barrel entry 1 sense 3a)

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Into the breech or the breach?

If you are about to provide some much-needed assistance in a situation do you get ready to step (or leap, or jump) into the breach or the breech? The former. The sense of breach this expression applies to is “a gap (as in a wall) made by battering.” Breech, on the other hand, refers most often to a part of a rifle (near the rear of the barrel), the buttocks, or short pants which cover the hips and thighs (this sense is always found used in the plural, breeches). You may, if you are in a state of undress, step into your breeches before you step into the breach, but you would never step into your breaches before stepping into the breech.

Example Sentences

plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches

Recent Examples on the Web Most artillery shells are sent downrange by the detonation of a propellant charge in the breech of the gun.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 Aug. 2022 Battle experts said the fragment was part of a larger cannon that experienced a breech failure after the battle in 1777.

Carol Comegno, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2022 The guns are commonly identified by the thick band of iron around the breech (base) of the gun.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022 This includes plugging a tank gun barrel with concrete, for example, or removing the breech mechanism.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2021 So there was Glen, a veteran road warrior, filling the breech.

Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2021 The gentleman who could have walked in from the Scottish moors stepped to the shooting box and dropped two shotshells into the side by side breech of his British hammer gun.

Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2021 The similarity stands, even though Jewish law posits that life begins at birth – with the emergence of the head, or in case of breech, the majority of the body (Ohalot 7:6).

Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2021 The loader grabbed hold of the loader’s hatch, swung his legs forward, and kicked the round in; the breech came up, and the gunner fired a round that destroyed a T-72 tank at very close range.

H.r. Mcmaster, Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2021 See More

单词	breeches
释义	breech noun ˈbrēch 1 breeches ˈbri-chəz also ˈbrē- plural a : short pants covering the hips and thighs and fitting snugly at the lower edges at or just below the knee wearing riding breeches b : pants 2 a : the hind end of the body : buttocks b medical : breech presentation also : a fetus that is presented with the buttocks first 3 : the part of a firearm at the rear of the barrel (see barrel entry 1 sense 3a) Did you know? Into the breech or the breach? If you are about to provide some much-needed assistance in a situation do you get ready to step (or leap, or jump) into the breach or the breech? The former. The sense of breach this expression applies to is “a gap (as in a wall) made by battering.” Breech, on the other hand, refers most often to a part of a rifle (near the rear of the barrel), the buttocks, or short pants which cover the hips and thighs (this sense is always found used in the plural, breeches). You may, if you are in a state of undress, step into your breeches before you step into the breach, but you would never step into your breaches before stepping into the breech. Synonyms backside behind booty [slang] bootie bottom bum buns butt buttocks caboose can cheeks derriere derrière duff fanny fundament hams haunches heinie [slang] hunkers keister [slang] keester nates posterior rear rear end rump seat tail tail end tush [slang] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches Recent Examples on the Web Most artillery shells are sent downrange by the detonation of a propellant charge in the breech of the gun. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 Aug. 2022 Battle experts said the fragment was part of a larger cannon that experienced a breech failure after the battle in 1777. Carol Comegno, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2022 The guns are commonly identified by the thick band of iron around the breech (base) of the gun. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022 This includes plugging a tank gun barrel with concrete, for example, or removing the breech mechanism. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2021 So there was Glen, a veteran road warrior, filling the breech. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2021 The gentleman who could have walked in from the Scottish moors stepped to the shooting box and dropped two shotshells into the side by side breech of his British hammer gun. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2021 The similarity stands, even though Jewish law posits that life begins at birth – with the emergence of the head, or in case of breech, the majority of the body (Ohalot 7:6). Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2021 The loader grabbed hold of the loader’s hatch, swung his legs forward, and kicked the round in; the breech came up, and the gunner fired a round that destroyed a T-72 tank at very close range. H.r. Mcmaster, Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, breeches, from Old English brēc, plural of brōc leg covering; akin to Old High German bruoh breeches, Latin braca pants First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing breech breech delivery breech presentation breech delivery breech presentation Medical Definition breech 1 of 2 noun ˈbrēch 1 : the hind end of the body : buttocks 2 : breech presentation also : a fetus that is presented at the uterine cervix buttocks or legs first breech 2 of 2 adverb : in the manner of a breech delivery or breech presentation her children were born breech Laura Cunningham the baby birthed breech Jayne Anne Phillips breeches noun plural of breech as in trousers an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance trousers pants pantaloons jeans britches slacks denims corduroys hose leggin legging knickerbockers sweatpants baggies blue jeans cords cargo pants bloomers pantsuit bell-bottoms pants suit knee breeches
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