hash mark
[ hash-mahrk ]
noun
a military service stripe worn on the sleeve of an enlisted person.
the symbol (#); pound sign.
Football. the marking formed by either inbounds line intersecting with one of the lines delineating yardage between the goal lines.
Origin of hash mark
1First recorded in 1905–10
Words Nearby hash mark
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How to use hash mark in a sentence
In Einstein’s theory, massive objects like Earth stretch the space-time “metric” — essentially the distance between hash marks on a ruler, and the duration between ticks of clocks.
Quantum Mischief Rewrites the Laws of Cause and Effect | Natalie Wolchover | March 11, 2021 | Quanta MagazineOne more hash mark on his arm would have made him look like a convict.
Biltmore Oswald | J. Thorne Smith, Jr.The pound sign, an "L" with a hash mark derived from the word Libra, which meant weighing scales.
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