All 3 Uses of
breach
in
Lonesome Dove
- It occurred to him suddenly that Gus might consider that they had breached their bargain.†
Chpt 72-73 *breached = broke or penetrated
- He reached over, got his shotgun and broke the breach.†
Chpt 52-53
- He was horrified, sure that what he had done was a dreadful breach of decorum, far worse than not being able to get his boots off quickly.†
Chpt 85-86
Definitions:
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(1)
(breach) break or failure
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
A less common meaning of breach is the rising and breaking out of the water by a whale.