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hachure Definition


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hachure
noun
    1. A system of parallel lines on a map to show the contours of hills, in which the closeness of the lines indicates steepness.
      Form: hachures
    2. Any of these lines.
verb
    1. To shade with hachures.
Etymology: 19c: from French hacher to chop up.



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