SCREE


Meaning of SCREE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrē ]

noun

Etymology: Scots & northern English dialect, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skritha landslide, from skrītha to creep; akin to Old High German scrītan to go, Lithuanian skriesti to turn

Date: circa 1781

: an accumulation of loose stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a hill or cliff : talus

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