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 (sailing), a sudden instability in the heading of a sailboat when sailing downwind
  • 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

People

See also

  • 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
  • Broache (surname), an early variant of the more common contemporary names Broach and Broche