scree

scree

S0167100 (skrē)n.1. Loose rock debris covering a slope.2. A slope of loose rock debris at the base of a steep incline or cliff.

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[Probably ultimately from Old Norse skridha, landslide, from skrīdha, to slide.]

scree

(skriː) n (Geological Science) an accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or hillside, often forming a sloping heap. Also called: talus [Old English scrīthan to slip; related to Old Norse skrītha to slide, German schreiten to walk]

scree

(skri)

n. a steep mass of loose rock on the slope of a mountain; talus. [1775–85; < Old Norse skritha landslide]

scree

- A mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain.See also related terms for slope.

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Noun

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scree - a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a clifftalusgeological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth

Translations

Geröllpietriscoghiaia