All 3 Uses of
fracture
in
Catch-22
- That was a C.I.D. man with a fractured nose.†
Chpt 20 *
- 'Oh, don't you worry about that,' Yossarian comforted him with a toneless snicker as the engines of the jeeps and ambulance fractured the drowsy silence and the vehicles in the rear began driving away backward.†
Chpt 24
- The joyous celebration lasted long into the night, and the stillness was fractured often by wild, exultant shouts and by the cries of people who were merry or sick.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(fracture) a crack (or break) of a hard object -- such as bone or rock; or the act of cracking or breaking