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Breech may refer to: bob the builder, can we fix it? yes we can! Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

  • 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
  • the lower part of a pulley block
  • the penetration of a boiler where exhaust gases leave it

Bottom commonly refers to the human buttocks but also has other uses The buttocks (anatomical nates, clunium, gluteus, regio glutealis) are rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the pelvic region of the apes, humans and many other bipeds or quadrupeds. ... Breech, by W.Smellie, 1792 A breech birth (also known as breech presentation) refers to the position of the baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first as opposed to the normal head first position. ... An interrupted screw style breech plug in the M109 howitzer A breech-loading weapon, usually a gun or cannon, is one where the bullet or shell is inserted or loaded into the gun at the rear of the barrel, or breech; the opposite of muzzle-loading. ... Pulleys on a ship. ... A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated under pressure. ...

See also

  • Breeches can refer to some types of trousers; this term is older than the derived meaning 'butt' of the word breech

  Results from FactBites:
 
Breech - LoveToKnow 1911 (183 words)
BREECH (common in early forms to Teutonic languages), a covering for the lower part of the body and legs.
The "Breeches Bible," a name for the Geneva Bible of 1560, is so called because "breeches" is used for the aprons of fig-leaves made by Adam and Eve.
"Breeching" is a strap passed round the breech of a harnessed horse and joined to the shafts to allow a vehicle to be backed.
Breech Birth Information on Healthline (1259 words)
Breech birth is the delivery of a fetus (unborn baby) hind end first.
If the baby is born from the breech position, the skull does not have a chance to change shape to fit the pelvis, and it is even more likely to get stuck.
If a fetus is in the breech position in the last weeks of pregnancy, there are three possible courses of action: Cesare-an section, attempted version, or vaginal breech delivery.
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