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Broach

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Broach may refer to:

  • Broaching (metalworking), a machining operation that uses a metalworking tool with a series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel
  • Broach (nautical), a sudden loss of control of a vessel caused either by wind action or wave action
  • BROACH warhead, an advanced multi-stage warhead developed by a consortium of British companies
  • Broach spire, a spire that starts on a square base and is carried up to a tapering octagonal spire by means of triangular faces
  • Barbed broach, a dental instrument
  • Bharuch, in older English sources spelled Broach (in Sanskrit documents known as Bhrigukaccha, also Bharukaccha; Greeks knew it as Barygaza), is a city at the mouth of the river Narmada in Gujarat in western India. Bharuch is the administrative headquarters of Bharuch District.

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  • Brooch, a decorative item designed to be attached to garments
  • Bharuch, also known as "Broach", a city and district in south Gujarat state in India