
(from the article `drafting`) It is standard practice to use dashes to represent any line of an object that is hidden from view. A drafterin deciding whether a line in a view ...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/46

Broken line used to signify a line that normally would not be seen in a drawing.
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20687
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