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scree
noun as in detritus
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On examining the other side there was no trace of moraine; there was scree in places, but a great deal of the tuff was uncovered.
Outside the lower end of each large transverse glen there is a scree of sedimentary matter.
There is capital scree here, and a very rapid descent into Mosedale may be made by it.
It has a copious scree at the foot, and more than half-way up it divides into three.
It usually happens to be a scree-gully, but the fundamental idea is straightness.
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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scree, such as: rubble, deposit, fragments, grains, leavings, and sediment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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