English Explanatory Dictionary

hachure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.
verb
  1. To mark a map with hachures.

Pronunciation

/hæʃˈjʊə/ /hæˈʃʊɹ/

Word forms

hachure hachures hachuring hachured

Etymology

From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).

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