scree

UK
/skriː/
US
/skriː/

Translations

screenoun
screes
pl
The hikers carefully navigated the scree on the mountain slope.
Туристы осторожно преодолевали осыпь на склоне горы.
Synonyms
screeverb
screed
Past Simple
screed
Past Participle
screeing
Gerund
UK
/skriː/
US
/skriː/
Additional translations
screeadjective
UK
/skriː/
US
/skriː/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "scree slope".

Definitions

screenoun
A mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain.
The hikers carefully navigated the scree to avoid slipping on the unstable surface.
screeverb
To move or slide down a slope covered with loose stones or debris.
The hikers had to scree down the steep mountainside to reach the valley below.
screeadjective
Relating to or consisting of scree.
They picked their way up the scree slope toward the ridge.