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Meanings of talus deposits in English

Russian
осыпь
Spanish
talud de gravedad
Catalan
tartera
Wikidata

Collection of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs etc, that has accumulated through periodic rockfall.

        осыпь
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        Examples for "talus"
        Examples for "talus"
        1
        This is one route that won't be joining the talus anytime soon.
        Climbing Magazine
        2
        They felt versatile scrambling through talus approaches and on sloping sandstone descents.
        Climbing Magazine
        3
        The shifting talus and gravel seemed to heap even higher before them.
        Assail
        4
        The blanket of snow hid the jagged talus, and I slipped again.
        Climbing Magazine
        5
        The fragments sounded like ceramic tiles as they hit the talus below.
        Climbing Magazine
        1
        That scree slope behind the pond is not very far from there.
        The Shelters of Stone
        2
        Myrrima walked among the scree, sinking into loose soil with every step.
        Wizardborn
        3
        Balls of St. Elmo's fire bounced and rolled down the scree-littered slope.
        Revival
        4
        Loose scree, bird skeletons, and snags of wind-blasted wood tripped her feet.
        A Cavern of Black Ice
        5
        I'm standing on loose scree, a river of molten lava churning below.
        From a Certain Point of View
        Translations for talus deposits