geohash

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noun

An alphanumeric encoding of latitude and longitude, based on recursive division of the Earth into smaller and smaller regions.

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Meanings

noungeohash (plural geohashes)

plural geohashes

  1. An alphanumeric encoding of latitude and longitude, based on recursive division of the Earth into smaller and smaller regions.
verbgeohash (third-person singular simple present geohashes, present participle geohashing, simple past and past participle geohashed)

present singular third person geohashes · participle present geohashing · participle past geohashed · past geohashed

  1. transitiveTo encode (a geographic location) in this form.

Origin

From geo- + hash.

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Cite this entry
APA

geohash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geohash

MLA

“geohash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geohash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geohash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geohash.

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