The Clue
Skiing hazard (8 letter answer)
The Answer
FRACTURE
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Notes
The answer FRACTURE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
FRACTURE as a noun:
1. (fracture, break) = breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
2. (fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break) = (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
3. (fracture, crack, cracking) = the act of cracking something
FRACTURE as a verb:
1. violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
2. interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"
3. break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
4. become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
5. break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"
6. (fracture, break) = fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"