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Word: Breach
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French breche, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to break
briːtʃ
an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct
Short Definition:act of breaking law etc.
Examples:- a breach of confidence
- they alleged breach of copyright
a gap in a wall, barrier, or defence, especially one made by an attacking army
Short Definition:gap in a wall or barrier
Examples:- a breach in the mountain wall
Word: Breach
Speech Type: Verb
briːtʃ
make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence)
Short Definition:break through wall or barrier
Examples:- the river breached its bank
(of a whale) rise and break through the surface of the water
Short Definition:(of whale) break through surface of water
Examples:- we saw whales breaching in the distance
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