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scree

(skrē)

noun

talus (sense )

Origin: 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

See scree in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Loose rock debris covering a slope.
A slope of loose rock debris at the base of a steep incline or cliff.

Origin:

Origin: Probably ultimately from Old Norse skridha, landslide

Origin: , from skrīdha, to slide

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