scree
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- noun
- /skriː/
- Specialized
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piedra suelta
- The hikers carefully navigated the steep scree to avoid slipping on the loose rocks.
- examination of the scree
Yes, up and down boulders and and scree and all that kind of stuff.
- Yes, up and down boulders and and scree and all that kind of stuff.
Examples
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As they climbed higher, the trail became more difficult, covered in loose scree that shifted underfoot.
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Gravel scraped noisily, and as it loosened, the scree began rolling down the mountainside.
Fiction book (1991) -
Most of the slope was covered with loose scree, fragments of rock broken from the ledge above.
Fiction book (2002) -
I dropped my pack and climbed downwards over steep scree towards the place where he disappeared.
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Climb over the broad granite slabs and across the screes to the ridge, where the paths for Poggio and Sant'Ilario meet.
Fiction book (2002) -
At the base of the cliff, a large section of scree accumulated, making the ascent challenging.
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Etymology
Scree comes from an old Norse word skriða meaning 'to slide'. Think of many small stones that can easily 'slide' down a hill, which is why scree means a slope of loose, broken rocks.