Breaching

//ˈbɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
The act by which something is breached.
"breachings of decorum"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of breach form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

break gap rupture rupture break rift

Example

"Look, there's a whale breaching off the starboard bow!"

Related phrases

hasty breaching

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