scree
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
Origin of scree
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How to use scree in a sentence
As late as the 1970s, fragments of Victorian weaponry and military equipment could be found lying in the screes above the village.
‘A War for No Wise Purpose’: Afghanistan Defeats the West Again | William Dalrymple | April 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter crossing the "col" some very rough screes were passed, on which the Iceland poppy, P. nudicaule, was growing abundantly.
Across Iceland | William BisikerThe wind was blowing strong and keen in the valley; it had risen to a tempest on the screes.
The Shadow of a Crime | Hall CaineWhat gay times father and I have had on the Screes with him, and his hammer and leather bags!
The Squire of Sandal-Side | Amelia Edith Huddleston BarrIt consisted of loose screes, and was not an ideal promenade for people who had to be careful of their boots.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 | Roald Amundsen
There were long banks of broken screes, I remember, where the snow slipped in wreaths from under our feet.
Greenmantle | John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for scree
/ (skriː) /
an accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or hillside, often forming a sloping heap: Also called: talus
Origin of scree
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