breech
Example Sentences
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This is known as a breech birth and is rare.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
The baby was breech, which upped the anguish and the risk during delivery.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023
About two hours later, it was recognised Arthur was "an unanticipated footling breech", the Record of Inquest states.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2023
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 biggest of them, six-foot-six-inch Claudio Garcia, approached the counter, opened the breech on his scope-fitted .30-06, and showed it to Nick.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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