taluskon — meaning in English

English meaning

• scree noun Loose stony debris on a slope.
• talus noun A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

Senses

taluskon is used for these senses in English:

• scree (uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]
• talus (geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

scree — full definition

1. noun Loose stony debris on a slope.
2. noun Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.
3. noun A slope made up of scree at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc.

talus — full definition

1. noun A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
2. noun The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.