Collection of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs etc, that has accumulated through periodic rockfall.
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Examples for "talus"
Examples for "talus"
1This is one route that won't be joining the talus anytime soon.
2They felt versatile scrambling through talus approaches and on sloping sandstone descents.
3The shifting talus and gravel seemed to heap even higher before them.
4The blanket of snow hid the jagged talus, and I slipped again.
5The fragments sounded like ceramic tiles as they hit the talus below.
1That scree slope behind the pond is not very far from there.
2Myrrima walked among the scree, sinking into loose soil with every step.
3Balls of St. Elmo's fire bounced and rolled down the scree-littered slope.
4Loose scree, bird skeletons, and snags of wind-blasted wood tripped her feet.
5I'm standing on loose scree, a river of molten lava churning below.
Translations for talus deposits