Breech
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Breech may refer to:
- buttocks, the lower part of the human abdomen
- a breech birth
- 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.
- the lower part of a pulley block
- the penetration of a boiler where exhaust gases leave it
[edit] See also
- Breeches can refer to some types of trousers; this term is older than the derived meaning 'butt' of the word breech