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bear hang

bear hang noun: the act of hanging one's food supplies from a rope slung over a tree branch to prevent bears from getting to them.

Noun

bear hang (plural bear hangs)

  1. (camping) The act of hanging one's food supplies from a rope slung over a tree branch to prevent bears from getting to them
  2. the place where food is thus stored.

Forms of bear hang

pluralbear hangs

Questions about bear hang

What does bear hang mean?
Bear hang means the act of hanging one's food supplies from a rope slung over a tree branch to prevent bears from getting to them.
What part of speech is bear hang?
Bear hang is a noun.
What is the plural of bear hang?
The plural of bear hang is bear hangs.

Words near bear hang in the dictionary

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  3. bear garden
  4. bear gardens
  5. bear garlic
  6. bear hang
  7. bear hangs
  8. bear hug
  9. bear hugs
  10. bear in
  11. bear in mind

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