Substitutes for it: A hyphen or an en dash, depending on the typeface. What it looks like: It should be the width of an n. In some typefaces, it's longer or shorter than that. Some faces ...

A great example of a short dash-to-axle ratio on a front-wheel-drive car is any of the Chrysler cab-forward cars from the 1990s, while the Mercedes SLS AMG shows how a longer dash-to-axle creates ...

With NFL scouting types and personnel directors looking on, athletes get a chance to improve their draft stock by recording blazing fast times in the 40-yard dash in hopes of setting new speed ...