breech in Italian
breech in Italian is culatta — breech means the back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
breech in Italian
culatta
(firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. [from 16th c.]
What does "breech" mean?
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noun The back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
"The rifle is loaded from the breech rather than the muzzle."
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noun Used to describe a baby positioned to be born bottom- or feet-first instead of head-first.
"The scan showed the baby was breech at 34 weeks."
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breech in a sentence
- The rifle is loaded from the breech rather than the muzzle.
- The scan showed the baby was breech at 34 weeks.
- Doctors discussed a caesarean because of the breech position.
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What is "breech" in Italian?
"breech" in Italian is culatta. breech means: The back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
How do you use "breech" in a sentence?
Example: "The rifle is loaded from the breech rather than the muzzle." In Italian, "breech" is culatta.
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