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A line carrying inward-pointing teeth.
Also known as: Gake mark, Japanese rock face map mark
Denotes a cliff or steep rock face on a Japanese topographic map, the teeth pointing downslope.
Marks a cliff or steep rock face on a GSI topographic sheet.
Contexts: Maps
Points its teeth downslope, so the symbol records the direction of fall as well as the position of the edge and can be read without reference to the contours.
Contexts: Maps
A line along the crest with short tapering teeth running from it down the slope, the teeth all pointing the same way.