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Halde.

mountain slope, incline

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhal.də/
  1. mountain slope, incline

    Germany · Southwestern · Switzerland · feminine
  2. spoil heap (heap of excavated material)

    feminine
    Im Ruhrgebiet gibt es viele alte Halden.
  3. waste heap (heap of other discarded material)

    broadly · feminine
  4. stockpile (accumulated material in long-term storage)

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German halde, from Old High German halda, from hald, from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *halþaz (“sloping, inclined”) (from the slanted nature of large heaps). Other theories derive the word from Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”).

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