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A line with teeth pointing away from the crest.
Also known as: Made ground mark, Morido mark
Denotes made-up ground raised above the surrounding level on a Japanese topographic map.
Marks made-up ground raised above the surrounding level on a GSI topographic sheet.
Contexts: Maps
Is distinguished from the cutting symbol by the direction the teeth run, so one drawing convention covers both raising and lowering the ground.
Contexts: Maps
A crest line with short teeth running outward and downward on both sides, distinguishing built-up ground from cut ground.
The cutting mark is this one reversed: the teeth point inward, into the excavation, instead of outward from the crest.
Built-up ground against cut ground — the two ways a road or railway is brought to a level, and the legend draws them as mirror images on purpose.