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/skree/, n.a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.[1775-85; < ON skritha landslide]
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Scree — Scree, also called talus and detritic cone, is a term given to broken rock that appears at the bottom of crags, mountain cliffs or valley shoulders, forming a scree slope. The maximum inclination of such deposits corresponds to the angle of… … Wikipedia
Scree — (skr[=e]), n. A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky d[ e]bris. [Prov. Eng.] Southey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scree — [skri:] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Old Norse; Origin: skritha landslide ] an area of loose soil and broken rocks on the side of a mountain ▪ a scree slope … Dictionary of contemporary English
scree — scree; scree·man; … English syllables
scree — [ skri ] noun 1. ) uncount small loose pieces of broken rock at the bottom of a cliff or along the slopes of a mountain 2. ) count a slope covered with small pieces of rock … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scree — 1781, back formation from screes (pl.) pebbles, small stones, from O.N. skriða landslide, from skriða to slide, glide, from P.Gmc. *skrithanan (Cf. O.E. scriþan to go, glide, O.S. skridan, Du. schrijden, O.H.G. scritan, Ger. schreiten to stride ) … Etymology dictionary
scree — ► NOUN ▪ a mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain. ORIGIN probably from Old Norse, landslip … English terms dictionary
scree — [skrē] n. [back form. < pl. screes < earlier screethes < ON skritha, landslide < skritha, to slide, creep, akin to Ger schreiten, to step < IE base * (s)ker , to turn, bend] TALUS2 (sense 2) … English World dictionary
scree — 1. noun /ˈskɹiː/ a) Loose stony debris on a slope. Occasional rounds zinged off the scree, each with a different pitch. b) A slope of such material at the base of a cliff, etc. The next landmark was an apachita cairn, at the top of a steep scree … Wiktionary
scree — [[t]skri͟ː[/t]] screes N VAR Scree is a mass of loose stones on the side of a mountain. Occasionally scree fell in a shower of dust and noise... He scrambled sideways down the scree slope … English dictionary
scree — A collective term for an accumulation of coarse rock debris or a sheet of coarse debris mantling a slope. Scree is not a synonym of talus, as scree includes loose rock fragments on slopes without cliffs. Compare: talus, colluvium, mass… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
