Also means
slope failure
Usage Note
Hangrutschung (f, plural Hangrutschungen) is the technical term for the downhill sliding of material on a slope. The everyday word for a landslide is Erdrutsch (m), which is far more common outside geology.
Examples
"Die Hangrutschung beschädigte mehrere Häuser im Tal."
Natural Translation
The slope slip damaged several houses in the valley.
Literal Translation
The slope-slip damaged several houses in-the valley.
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