: an accumulation of loose stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a hill or cliff : talus
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Above the tree line, campanula and campion flowered in the cracks of boulders and yellow poppies found footholds in glacial scree.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
The Bukumu kingdom occupies about a hundred and thirty square miles in the province of North Kivu, and large portions of it are covered by black lava scree.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The zero-drop design encourages natural foot movement, while the mid-height cut adds ankle protection from scree and trail chuff without adding bulk to the overall shoe.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
The faint trail climbs through forest, up loose scree, and then disappears entirely.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
The Bukumu kingdom occupies about a hundred and thirty square miles in the province of North Kivu, and large portions of it are covered by black lava scree.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The zero-drop design encourages natural foot movement, while the mid-height cut adds ankle protection from scree and trail chuff without adding bulk to the overall shoe.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
The faint trail climbs through forest, up loose scree, and then disappears entirely.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scree
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“Scree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scree. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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