breach vs breech
Definitions
noun
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
verb
- make an opening or gap in
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Examples
Faceless, unqualified reviewers define our work, remove our colleagues from panels and routinely breach confidentiality.
Vesuvius is a stratovolcano that grew within the breached crater of Monte Somma volcano.
*** Pharmaceuticals Sigma Pharmaceuticals said that it is likely to breach loan conditions with bankers after taking a charge of as much as 270 million Australian dollars ($253.4 million) from the A$900 million fire sale of its pharmaceutical division to South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare.
Definitions
noun
- opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
Examples
The extractors eject the cartridge case and retain the breechblock in the fully open position.
That way, because # .22 caliber long rifle cartridge is rim-fire ignited, the plunger, when released by the trigger, would both fire the piece and act as a breechblock.
That way, because # .22 caliber long rifle cartridge is rim-fire ignited, the plunger, when released by the trigger, would both fire the piece and act as a breechblock.
