Breech
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'''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 leave it
*"[[Breeching]]" was when small boys were put in trousers rather than dresses, at about the age of six.
==See also==
* [[Breach]]
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