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View synonyms for hash mark
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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hash mark1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
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.
From Quanta Magazine
One more hash mark on his arm would have made him look like a convict.
From Project Gutenberg
The pound sign, an "L" with a hash mark derived from the word Libra, which meant weighing scales.
From Project Gutenberg
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