Also means
slope woodland
Usage Note
Hangwald describes forest growing on a steep slope. Hangwälder serve important protective functions against erosion and rockfall; the term appears in forestry, hiking guides, and landscape ecology texts.
Examples
"Der Hangwald schützt das Dorf vor Steinschlag."
Natural Translation
The hillside forest protects the village from rockfall.
Literal Translation
The slope-forest protects the village from stone-fall.
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