hash mark

noun

Examples of hash mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both were on the same hash mark on the same side of the field. Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023 The engravings consist of isolated lines and geometric motifs, including crosses, squares, triangles, X’s, hash marks and scalariform, or ladderlike, shapes. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 5 June 2023 On the first drive of the second half, Peabody senior Jayce Dooley stepped up along the right hash marks for an interception, returning the ball 41 yards upfield. Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023 No need to chart if a kicker is better from the left hash mark or not against the cool Southern California wind in training camp. Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 13 May 2023 The dial is classically minimalist, with needle-thin central hour and minute hands and eccentric details like long pointed hash marks at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock, pearled 18k white gold minute markers and an 18k gold Maltese cross, the brand’s logo, at 12 o’clock. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023 Because of rain and wanting to protect the grass in the stadium, the campers ran from the locker room at the indoor practice field to the Hog on the field with parents lined up on the hash marks to end the day. Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023 Buy a beer and a hash mark goes on the board. Marc Bona, cleveland, 30 May 2021 The even heating produced impressive results, and this set features helpful little extras that really add value, like the steamer basket attachment for the sauce pot, and the hash marks for measurements inside the pans. Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023 See More

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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 25 Sep. 2023.

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