scree /skriː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skritha 'landslide' ]
an area of loose soil and broken rocks on the side of a mountain:
a scree slope
scree /skriː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skritha 'landslide' ]
an area of loose soil and broken rocks on the side of a mountain:
a scree slope
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012