die Böschung
Translation
embankment, slope, bank, incline
Examples
Das Auto rutschte die Böschung hinab.
The car slid down the embankment.
An der Böschung wachsen wilde Blumen.
Wildflowers grow on the bank.
Wir machten ein Picknick auf der Böschung.
We had a picnic on the slope.
Grammar Patterns
on ((the)) slope/embankment ((an/auf+3)) We sat on the embankment.
down/up ((the)) slope/embankment ((hinunter/hinauf+4)) The car slid down the embankment.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Hang, Abhang, Neigung; Antonyms: Ebene (plain)
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German 'bosch' (bush), originally referring to a slope overgrown with bushes.
Memory Tips
The word 'Böschung' sounds a bit like 'bush'. Imagine a slope or embankment covered in bushes.