noun
scree
Scree (noun) means Loose broken stones lying on a slope.
noun
1
Loose broken stones lying on a slope.
"To the north the towering scree-strewn slopes of Saddleback begin to draw nearer as we start the abrupt descent towards Keswick."
— , Voyageur (1961)
"Struggling down the slope, There's not much hope. I begin to try to ride the scree But the rocks are tumbling all around me."
— Peter Gabriel with Genesis, Riding the Scree (1973)
2
Rubble made of broken bricks, concrete and similar building waste.
3
A hillside covered in loose broken stone, found at the foot of a cliff or mountain.
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Etymology
Probably a back-formation from screes, from Old Norse skriða ("landslide, landslip"); compare skríða ("to glide"), from Proto-Germanic *skrīþaną ("to crawl; to glide; to walk"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreyt-, *(s)ker- ("to bend, turn"). It is cognate with Icelandic skriða ("avalanche; landslide, landslip; steep mountain- or hillside made up of gravel and loose rocks").
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What is the meaning of scree?
"scree" (noun) means loose broken stones lying on a slope.
What is another word for scree?
Other words for "scree" include talus.
What are the different meanings of scree?
"scree" has 3 main meanings: 1. Loose broken stones lying on a slope; 2. Rubble made of broken bricks, concrete and similar building waste; 3. A hillside covered in loose broken stone, found at the foot of a cliff or mountain.
