- breech as a noun:
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breech
noun
1 breech
Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded.
synonyms: rear of barrel, rear of tube.
Roget 235: rear, back, posteriority; rear rank, rear guard; background, hinterland. occiput [Anat.], nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, ... show more
Dutch: sluitstuk
Moby thesaurus: afterpart, afterpiece, back, back door, back seat, back side, backside, bed, bedrock, behind, belly, bottom, bottom side, buttocks, derriere, downside, fanny, fundament, hardpan, heel ... show more.
breeching
Moby thesaurus: back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bellyband, bit, blinders, blinds, bridle, caparison, cavesson, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, crownband, crupper, curb, gag swivel, girth ... show more.
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