Hachure Definition

hă-sho͝or, hăsho͝or

hachured, hachures, hachuring

noun

hachures

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

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

verb

hachured, hachures, hachuring

To show by, or shade with, hachures.

Webster's New World

To make hatching on (a map).

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Hachure

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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