hachure

UK /hæʃˈjʊə/ US /hæˈʃʊɹ/

noun 1verb 1

Definitions

noun

A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.

verb

To mark a map with hachures.

noun — shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

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