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Hangwald

hillside forest

noun HANG-valt Rare

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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