[ ha'ʃjʊəz ]
■ plural noun parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient.
Derivatives
hachured adjective
Origin
C19: from Fr., from hacher (see hatch 3 ).
[ ha'ʃjʊəz ]
■ plural noun parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient.
Derivatives
hachured adjective
Origin
C19: from Fr., from hacher (see hatch 3 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004