Breech 985651 198287688 2008-03-14T22:00:22Z Shimgray 126457 link, rm {cite} {{Wiktionarypar|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 leave it *"[[Breeching]]" was when small boys were put in trousers rather than dresses, at about the age of six. ==See also== * [[Breach]] {{disambig}}