scree
scree definition
scree (skrē)
noun
talus (sense )
Etymology: back-form. < pl. screes < earlier screethes < ON skritha, landslide < skritha, to slide, creep, akin to Ger schreiten, to step < IE base *(s)ker-, to turn, bend
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