breaching
Violating a barrier
Breaching is the act of breaking through or violating something.
Security forces breach walls or doors to gain entry.
Whales breach when they leap from the water.
A contract is breached when its terms are violated: The company was sued for breaching the agreement.
A breach in a dam or defensive wall is a dangerous opening.
Fortified defensive wall
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
bulwark · parapet · stockade · battering ram · assault · storming · scaling · defensive
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
- firewallNetwork access control system
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- exploitNotable act or abuse
backdoor · unauthorized access · penetration testing · vulnerability · perimeter · authentication · encryption · infiltration
Baleen whale species
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
- cetaceanAquatic mammal order
- surfacingComing to the surface
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
ocean · leaping · tail slap · fluke · pod · marine · blowhole · spout
Minor rule breach
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- contraventionAct violating a rule
infringement · noncompliance · fiduciary · liability · damages · lawsuit · default · betrayal
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
palisade · bulwark · parapet · stockade · battering ram · assault · storming · scaling · defensive · stronghold
hacking
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- cyberattackMalicious digital intrusion
- firewallNetwork access control system
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
exploit · backdoor · unauthorized access · penetration testing · vulnerability · perimeter · authentication · encryption · infiltration · compromise
humpback
Baleen whale species
splash · ocean · leaping · tail slap · fluke · pod · marine · blowhole · spout · spectacular
infraction
Minor rule breach
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- offenseViolation or umbrage
contravention · infringement · noncompliance · fiduciary · liability · damages · lawsuit · default · betrayal · misconduct
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- Killer Whalespod, dorsal fin, blowhole, fluke, echolocation
- shark behaviorsfeeding frenzy, hunting, circling, bumping, thrashing
- SWATSWAT, tactical team, entry team, ballistic shield, battering ram
- infantry tacticsfire and maneuver, flanking maneuver, battle drills, defensive positions, ambush tactics
- military engineeringengineers, combat engineer, combat engineers, sappers, sapper
breachinghonoring
Recognizing with respect
obeying · observing · upholding · keeping · fulfilling
breachingsealing
Making impermeable
repairing · mending · closing · reinforcing · fortifying
breachingdefending
Protecting against harm
protecting · securing · safeguarding · fortifying · guarding
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