scree
Example Sentences
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Above 13,000 feet, the trail disappears, turning the final push into a steep, tortuous slog up loose scree guided only by cairns — stone towers left by previous climbers to mark the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
They parked on the far edge of the outcrop, then continued on foot through a sloping scree field of glassy black stone until they reached a view of the mud flats to the east.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023
To the southeast he noted an alley filled with scree — it was a timeworn ball court, 350 feet long and 16 feet wide with sloping sides.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
We met along the steep scree wall between Torre Brunico and Colfosco when I asked Stephen, who had a GPS device on his backpack, how much higher we had to climb.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
The Bust-Nosed Boy came bum-skiing down the scree.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
