- Mil. Slang service stripe
- Football any of the segments of the inbounds line marked on the field at the yard lines: they mark the point at which the ball is put back in play after it has been grounded outside an inbounds line
hash mark
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hash mark
noun
- A service stripe on the sleeve of an enlisted person's uniform.
- Football A mark in either of two series placed on the field perpendicular to the yard lines and used for spotting the ball.
- The symbol (#), especially when used as the start of a hashtag.
Origin of hash mark
Alteration of hatch 3THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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