Breaching vs. Breeching — What's the Difference?

An opening, tear, or rupture.

The strap of a harness that passes behind a draft animal's haunches.

A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.

The short wool or hair on the rump and hind legs of a sheep, goat, or dog.

A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

The parts of a gun that make up the breech.

A breaking up or disruption of friendly relations; an estrangement.

A rope formerly used to secure the breech of a cannon to the side of a ship to control the recoil.

A leap of a whale from the water.

(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.

The breaking of waves or surf.

A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.

To make a hole or gap in; break through.

(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.

To break or violate (an agreement, for example).

(equestrian) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.

To leap from the water

(slang) A beating or flogging.

To develop a hole or opening. Used especially of protective embankments

A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech.

Present participle of breach

That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.

The act by which something is breached.

A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.

The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.