hash mark

noun

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Another key feature are the hash marks, smaller stripes that were on the driver’s side front fenders on the C4. Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Tkachuk retrieved a rebound and passed it back to Bennett at the left hash mark for a one-timer, cutting it to 3-2 at 11:28 of the second. Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 After the polls closed in the evening, Anna tallied up the votes by candlelight, jotting hash marks on paper with a pencil to keep track of the numbers. Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026 Guenther answered right back 60 seconds later with a snap shot from between the hash marks. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hash mark

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hash mark was in 1907

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“Hash mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20mark. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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