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breach

The correct spelling is breach.

How to pronounce breach

[bɹiːtʃ]
noun

IPA: [bɹiːtʃ]

Say it like: Bree-ch

The correct spelling is breach. A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence For example: "A clear breach is when the waves roll over the vessel without breaking. A clean breach is when everything on deck is swept away."

Usage Examples

A clear breach is when the waves roll over the vessel without breaking. A clean breach is when everything on deck is swept away.

They breached the outer wall, but not the main one.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence
  2. 2.A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out.
  3. 3.A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves
  4. 4.A breaking out upon; an assault.
  5. 5.A bruise; a wound.

verb

  1. 1.To make a breach in.
  2. 2.To violate or break.
  3. 3.(of the sea) To break into a ship or into a coastal defence.
  4. 4.(of a whale) To leap out of the water.

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