What does it mean, these 40 hash marks, eight groups of five?

Five hash marks on the floor will mark the area for officials.

He's going to find that the passing game in the pros is seriously different because of the hash marks.

For the first time, all plays would start with the ball on or between the hash marks, which were ten yards from the sidelines.

One, with at least a million hash marks on his sleeve, moved quietly to my side.

All plays start with the ball on or between the hash marks.

He ended up shooting the puck from below the hash marks.

Of course, its ratings would soon be turned into hash marks.

Going to the next hash mark in either case will produce another third of a stop less exposure.

In 1972, the hash marks were moved to their present position, 70 feet, 9 inches from each sideline.