breech
adverb · noun · adjective · verb
Simple meaning
With the hips coming out before the head.
Pronunciation
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breechIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹitʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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adverb
obstetricsof birth
With the hips coming out before the head.
noun
obstetrics
A breech birth.
adjective
obstetrics
Born, or having been born, breech.
verb
transitive
To fit or furnish with a breech.
transitive
To fasten with breeching.
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Trousers ending above the knee.
Compound terms
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A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing.
Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first.
Designed to be loaded at the breech.
Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first.
A life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support.
Delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first.
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