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scree

[ skree ]

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noun

scree

/ skriː /

an accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or hillside, often forming a sloping heap Also calledtalus

Origin of scree¹

First recorded in 1775–85, scree is from the Old Norse word skritha landslide

Origin of scree¹

Old English scrīthan to slip; related to Old Norse skrītha to slide, German schreiten to walk

On examining the other side there was no trace of moraine; there was scree in places, but a great deal of the tuff was uncovered.

Outside the lower end of each large transverse glen there is a scree of sedimentary matter.

There is capital scree here, and a very rapid descent into Mosedale may be made by it.

It has a copious scree at the foot, and more than half-way up it divides into three.

It usually happens to be a scree-gully, but the fundamental idea is straightness.

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