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1. (n.) breech
the rear part of the bore of a gun, esp. the opening that permits insertion of a projectile.
2. breech
the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.
3. breech
the buttocks.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME breeche, OE brēc, pl. of brōc)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube
opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) breech
the lower part of the body behind; the buttocks
2. (noun) breech
breeches
3. (noun) breech
the hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber
4. (noun) breech
the external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat
5. (verb) breech
to put into, or clothe with, breeches
6. (verb) breech
to cover as with breeches
7. (verb) breech
to fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun
8. (verb) breech
to whip on the breech
9. (verb) breech
to fasten with breeching
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Sense: the back part of a gun, where it is loaded.
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 Afrikaans: slot, agterstuk |
 Arabic: مؤخرة البندقيه |
 Bulgarian: задната част на цев на пу |
 Brazilian: tambor |
 Czech: záď hlavně |
 German: der Verschluß |
 Danish: kammer; bagstykke |
 Greek: το πίσω μέρος του όπλου, |
 Spanish: recámara |
 Estonian: padrunisalv |
 Farsi: ته لولۀ تفنگ |
 Finnish: patruunapesä |
 French: culasse |
 Hebrew: בֵּית בְּלִיעָה |
 Hindi: पेंदा |
 Croatian: zatvarač puške |
 Hungarian: töltényűr |
 Indonesian: tempat peluru pada senapa |
 Icelandic: hleðsluhólf |
 Italian: otturatore |
 Japanese: 銃尾 |
 Korean: 총의 개머리 |
 Lithuanian: spyna |
 Latvian: (šautenes) stobra aizmugu |
 Malay: bahagian bawah |
 Dutch: kulas |
 Norwegian: sluttstykke |
 Polish: zamek |
 Persian: ته لولۀ تفنگ |
 Pashto: د ټوپک شاته بر خه |
 Portuguese: tambor |
 Romanian: culată |
 Russian: казённик |
 Slovak: uzáver |
 Slovenian: zapirač |
 Serbian: šaržer |
 Swedish: bakstycke, kammarstycke |
 Thai: ท้ายปืน |
 Turkish: top kuyruğu |
 Taiwanese: (槍炮的)後膛 |
 Ukrainian: казенна частина |
 Urdu: بندوق میں گولی ڈالنے کی ج |
 Vietnamese: khóa nòng (súng) |
 Chinese: 后膛，炮尾 |
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