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

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Meanings

nounbear hang (plural bear hangs)

plural bear hangs

  1. campingThe 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.
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APA

bear hang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20hang

MLA

“bear hang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20hang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bear hang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20hang.

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