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Meanings of talus in English

Russian
таранная кость
Portuguese
tálus
Spanish
astragalo
Catalan
marranxa
Wikidata

The bone in the ankle connecting to the leg bones to form the ankle joint.

      таранная кость
      Portuguese
      declives
      Catalan
      talús
      Spanish
      talud
      Wikidata

      A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff.

            declives
            Synonyms
            Examples for "scree"
            Examples for "scree"
            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
            Usage of talus in English
            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
            6
            Felt the park magic -something special about screaming in the talus.
            Rock and Ice Magazine
            7
            The talus now narrowed; the side-walls of dark trachytic blocks pinching it in.
            To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
            8
            Owing to the talus the interior is in almost total darkness.
            Archeological Investigations / Bureau of American Ethnology, Bul...
            9
            Nothin' left but to enjoy the 350-foot-plus free-hanging rappel back to the talus.
            Climbing Magazine
            10
            Photo: Mark Jenkins Six hours later, we weave up through talus by headlamp.
            Climbing Magazine
            11
            Columnar Dolerite is seen surmounting a sedimentary series partly buried in the talus-slope
            The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
            12
            When they came to a talus slope, Ayla felt a sense of familiarity.
            The Plains of Passage
            13
            Several panel screens stood behind the talus, and one that had fallen down.
            The Shelters of Stone
            14
            A pair of Microspikes will help on icy trails and talus.
            Climbing Magazine
            15
            We tumbled back down the snowy talus and to the car.
            Rock and Ice Magazine
            16
            The malleolus articulates with the talus in the foot, and provides joint stability.
            Spider bones: a novel
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            Talus through the time
            Talus across language varieties
            United States of America
            Common
            United Kingdom
            Less common