hash mark

American  

[hash mahrk] / ˈhæʃ ˌmɑrk /

noun

1. a military service stripe worn on the sleeve of an enlisted person.

2. the symbol (#); pound sign.

3. Football. the marking formed by either inbounds line intersecting with one of the lines delineating yardage between the goal lines.

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Etymology

Origin of hash mark

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The Oregon product reset his feet near the right hash mark and launched a rocket to extend the Chargers’ lead to 24-7 over the Giants at the half.

From Fox News • Dec. 12, 2021

And it was the tiniest of infractions that killed the play — Nick Bellore, the special teams captain, lining up just inside the right hash mark.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

I would make a hash mark for every day of lockdown, every day of no touch, in rows of 25.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2020

Didn’t he mismanage a late second-quarter timeout that left his kicker with a long field goal from the far left hash mark, somewhere in the vicinity of Waco?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2016

Using the alphabet he’d written on the board, Mr. Quisling drew a hash mark under a letter for each time it appeared in James’s message.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman