dash
Any of the following symbols: ‒ (), – (), — (), or ― ().
Other meanings
A hyphen or minus sign.
The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
Related words
- dashing
- em dash
- dash case
- en dash
- mutton dash
- nine-dash line
- nut dash
- oblique dash
- quotation dash
- swung dash
- wave dash
- wedge-and-dash
Word history
From Danish "daske" (to slap, strike).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dash” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.