breach
nounfeminine/ˈbɾɛʃɐ/medium
bre·cha
Definition
An opening or gap in a wall, defense, or continuous surface; an opportunity or flaw that can be exploited.
The cannonball created a breach in the castle wall.
The hacker exploited a security breach.
Common collocations
open a breachexploit a breachbreach in the defenselegal breach
Etymology
Do francês antigo 'breche', do frâncico '*breka'.