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low-hanging en · ADJ

Etymology

From low + hanging.

Meanings

1. That hovers low above the ground.
   • 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. 2019 May 11, Hugo Martín, “Spirits of the West alive in America’s ghost towns”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2025:
   • 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. 2001 May 11, Guy Browning, “How to climb a tree”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2014:
   • 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. 2020 August 6, Mihir Zaveri, Tracey Tully, “Outages Pile on Misery for 1.6 Million Coping With Pandemic”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:

Forms

Deriveds

low-hanging fruit