Hachure definition

hă-sho͝or, hăsho͝or

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One of the short lines used on maps to shade or to indicate slopes and their degree and direction.

noun

To make hatching on (a map).

verb

Any of a series of short parallel lines used, esp. in map making, to represent a sloping or elevated surface.

noun

To show by, or shade with, hachures.

verb

(cartography, chiefly historical) A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.

noun

Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of hachure - hatchure

Singular:

hachure

Plural:

hachures

French from Old French from hacher to crosshatch hatch³

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).

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