scree

[ skree ]
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noun
  1. a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.

Origin of scree

1
First recorded in 1775–85, scree is from the Old Norse word skritha landslide

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How to use scree in a sentence

  • 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

scree

/ (skriː) /


noun
  1. 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

1
Old English scrīthan to slip; related to Old Norse skrītha to slide, German schreiten to walk

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