SLASH

[noun] [C]He has a deep slash across his face/on his arm/in his side, where he was hit by flying glass.(figurative) Ben took a wild slash (= a long swinging hit) at the ball, and luckily managed to hit it.(figurative) My new dress is pale blue, with a dark blue slash (= a decorative opening showing a different colour in it) in the sleeves.A slash is also a sloping line used in printing or writing to separate letters or numbers.You often write a slash between alternatives, as in and/or.My reference number is 10/T.