scree vs talus

scree

noun
  • A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc. 

  • Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc. 

  • Loose stony debris on a slope. 

  • A coarse sieve. 

  • A harsh, high-pitched sound or cry (as of a hawk). 

verb
  • To flatten or level concrete while still wet, and remove protruding gravel and stones from the surface. 

  • To traverse scree downhill. 

  • To make a high-pitched cry like that of a hawk. 

talus

noun
  • A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice. 

  • The bone of the ankle. 

  • The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top. 

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