ALL meanings of hanging valley
hang·ing val·ley
H h - noun hanging valley a valley, the lower end of which opens high above a shore, usually caused by the rapid erosion of a cliff. 1
- noun hanging valley a tributary valley whose mouth is set above the the floor of the main valley, usually as a result of differences in glacial erosion. 1
- noun hanging valley a tributary valley entering a main valley at a much higher level because of overdeepening of the main valley, esp by glacial erosion 0