Talk:Breach Loader/@comment-96.249.10.233-20171129055934

They really need to fix the name of this, it should be Breech Loader, not Breach Loader. Similiar words, but different meanings.

Breech (pronounced “breach”) is a noun. It means the butt of a person or an objects, like firearms. The plural, breeches, means pants or other clothing worn over the lower half of the body.

Breach (pronounced “breach”) has multiple meanings.

It means a literal breakage in a wall, a fortification, or a surface. Figuratively, it can mean a breakdown in a relationship or agreement.

As a verb, it means to break a surface, a wall, a fortification, or other object. When whales surface to breathe, leap, or chase fish, they are breaching.