Hachure

/hæʃˈjʊə/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope. historical
  2. 2
    shading consisting of multiple crossing lines wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To mark a map with hachures.

Etymology

From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).

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