talus vs upland

talus

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

  • The bone of the ankle. 

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

upland

noun
  • The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation. 

adj
  • Of, relating to, or situated in the uplands. 

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