Hangrutschung

landslide

noun HANG-root-shoong Rare

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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