I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
or dot-dash ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷
1. : formed of or as if of alternating dots and dashes
run a dot-and-dash line across the sheet
2. : consisting of or using an alphabet made up of dots and dashes as signals for communicating
secret conversations by means of long and short muscular movements in the Morse dot-and-dash system
II. transitive verb
or dot-dash “
1. : to mark with a succession of dots and dashes
2. : to convey by means of a dot-and-dash system