Geröll — meaning in English

English meaning

• debris noun Scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.
• detritus noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
• scree noun Loose stony debris on a slope.
• waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

Geröll is used for these senses in English:

• debris (geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.
• detritus (countable, chiefly, geology) Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
• scree (uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]
• waste (geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.

detritus — full definition

1. noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
2. noun Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
3. noun Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
4. noun Rock consisting of accumulated debris from decayed rocks, like sand, that often is joined by cement.

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