SCREE

Scree

Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs, volcanoes or valley shoulders that has accumulated through periodic rockfall from adjacent cliff faces. Landforms associated with these materials are often called talus deposits. Talus deposits typically have a concave upwards form, while the maximum inclination corresponds to the angle of repose of the mean debris size.

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scree

Noun

  1. Loose stony debris on a slope.
  2. A slope of such material at the base of a cliff, etc.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A harsh high-pitched sound as of a hawk.

Verb

  1. To flatten or level concrete, while still wet, and clear protruding stones and gravel from the surface.
  2. To traverse scree.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To make a high-pitched sound like that of a hawk.


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