Noun
die Halde
Pronunciation: /ˈhal.də/
spoil heap (heap of excavated material)
C2
rank #11,593
plural Halden
Meanings
Noun
- spoil heap (heap of excavated material)
- waste heap (heap of other discarded material)
- stockpile (accumulated material in long-term storage)
- mountain slope, incline
Example sentence
Im Ruhrgebiet gibt es viele alte Halden.
In the Ruhr Area there are many old spoil heaps.
Word forms
singular
die Halde
plural
die Halden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Halde
Accusativedie Halde
Dativeder Halde
Genitiveder Halde
Plural
Nominativedie Halden
Accusativedie Halden
Dativeden Halden
Genitiveder Halden
Usage
- eine Halde neben dem Bergwerk — a spoil heap beside the mine; piled excavated material
- auf Halde produzieren — to produce for stock; a separate storage expression
Auf der ehemaligen Halde wuchsen inzwischen junge Birken.
Young birch trees were now growing on the former spoil heap.