hash mark

1. 1.

   an insignia worn to indicate years of service

   Synonymsservice stripehashmark

   Broaderinsignia

Questions about hash mark

What does hash mark mean?

hash mark means "an insignia worn to indicate years of service".

What is another word for hash mark?

Close synonyms include service stripe, hashmark. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hash mark a common word?

hash mark is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.