hachure
[ noun ha-shoo r, hash-oo r; verb ha-shoo r ]
/ noun hæˈʃʊər, ˈhæʃ ʊər; verb hæˈʃʊər /
noun
one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
shading composed of such lines.
verb (used with object), ha·chured, ha·chur·ing.
Also hatch.
to indicate or shade by hachures.
Also
hatch·ure
[hach-er] /ˈhætʃ ər/.
Words nearby hachure
hac,
hacendado,
hachinohe,
hachioji,
hachoo,
hachure,
hacienda,
hacienda heights,
haciendado,
hack,
hack board
British Dictionary definitions for hachure
hachure
/ (hæˈʃjʊə) /
noun
hatching
See hatch 3
shading of short lines drawn on a relief map to indicate gradients
verb
(tr)
to mark or show by hachures
Word Origin for hachure
C19: from French, from
hacher to chop up,
hatch ³