breech
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Howitzers are put together from metal subsystems, such as the barrel, the breech mechanism the shell is loaded into and hydraulics that reduce recoil when artillery fires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In a police report reviewed by The Times, the patient described going to a gynecologist in 2020 to have him “flip” a breech baby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
Without that, the world will breech the threshold of 1.5C that was established in the Paris Agreement in 2015.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024
In a quick response, the U.S. team member told the Ukrainian to remove the gun’s breech at the rear of the howitzer and manually prime the firing pin so the gun could fire.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
The guards were carrying him, feet first, like a breech birth.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
His red coat with black trim, red waistcoat with hand-stitched buttonholes and gold regimental buttons, and white breeches “represent the only complete uniform of the Revolutionary war.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Broecker and his team created roughly 200 costumes for the episode, including a ruffled collar and breeches Grande wore to portray a traumatized castrato and a prosthetic bustline for her turn as Jennifer Coolidge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
It’s also not the kind of story you tell if you plan to ally yourself with the boy who fouled his breeches.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
"Court dress is velvet coat and breeches, with cut steel buttons, a ruffle and a white waistcoat," says Sir Simon.
From BBC ● May 4, 2023
He had on an enormous pair of breeches tied at each knee with rope.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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