breech English

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breech Noun

— The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. As quickly as a new shell was loaded into the breech, the cannon was fired.

breech

— noun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded

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breech English » English

rear of tube

rear of barrel

buttocks

rump

buttock

breechblock

bottom

backside

unmentionables

tushes

trousers

stocking

smallclothes

shorts

reverse gear

rear

postern

posterior

pants

jodhpurs

cylinder head

culet

bum

britches

britch

breech-block

breech block

articles

arse

Topics breech topics

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Social behavior Conflict War

Weapon, shoot

• What are the parts of a gun?
  holster trigger muzzle chamber barrel stock bolt bayonet bore breech bullet butt hammer musket safety sight

States Parts of things Top

Bottom

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  bottom (n) underside base breech foot foundation ventral undersurface