low-hanging

See also: lowhanging

English

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Etymology

From low +‎ hanging.

Adjective

low-hanging (comparative more low-hanging, superlative most low-hanging)

  1. That hovers low above the ground.
    • 2001 May 11, Guy Browning, “How to climb a tree”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2014:
      There are no easy routes up trees, otherwise you'd see deer and cows grazing in them. You have to jump up and grab a low-hanging branch, and then either walk up the tree or fling your legs up.
    • 2019 May 11, Hugo Martín, “Spirits of the West alive in America’s ghost towns”, in Los Angeles Times‎[2], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 November 2025:
      A low-hanging ironwood tree drapes over the crumbling remains of an abandoned stone house, one-time home of Henry Wickenburg, patriarch of this forgotten town.
    • 2020 August 6, Mihir Zaveri, Tracey Tully, “Outages Pile on Misery for 1.6 Million Coping With Pandemic”, in The New York Times‎[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 6 August 2020:
      In New Jersey, a 68-year-old man was killed on Wednesday when he came into contact with low-hanging wires as he cleared storm debris, the authorities said.

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