–

Symbol

–

1. Used in a compound term when the constituent parts are already hyphenated.
   • high-priority–high-pressure tasks
2. Used to hide letters
   • G–d for God

   Synonyms:

   ‐, h, y, p, e, n

3. Used to connect compound terms with the sense of "to" or to show a relationship
   • The Boston–Washington race
   • blood–brain barrier
4. Used to connect a spaced or hyphenated term.
   • Argent the capitalist, Leeson implies, much more overtly than was possible for Stevenson, who lacked the benefit of hindsight which informs Leeson’s late–twentieth-century text, that capitalism is a form of piracy.1998: John Stephens and Robyn McCallum, Retelling Stories, Framing Culture: Traditional Story and Metanarratives in Children’s Literature, page 182 (Routledge; →ISBN)
   • The glass doors open and you are greeted by a walkie-talkie–carrying personal assistant in a Star Trek–ish designer black tracksuit who whisks you to a pod seating booth in the bar.2006, Alison Culliford, Night+Day Paris (Cool Cities), Pulse Guides, →ISBN, page 59