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scree

  [skree]
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–noun
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
Origin:
1775–85; < ON skritha landslide
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scree   (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.


[Probably ultimately from Old Norse skridha, landslide, from skrīdha, to slide.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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