väiksema külgliustiku kulutusel tekkinud org, mille suue avaneb suurema ja sügavama, peaoru, veerul viimase põhjast kõrgemal, a tributary valley which has a floor at a considerably higher level than a trunk valley at their junction; formed because of a smaller carving effect of a thin tributary glacier compared to a thick trunk glacier. Water-falls of different size often mark the steep drop from the floor of the hanging valley to the floor of the main valley .
