scree
/skriː/noun
mass noun
1- a mass of small loose stones that form or cover a slope on a mountain山麓碎石, 岩屑堆。
1.1
- count noun a slope covered with such stones碎石山麓, 岩屑坡。
词源
early 18th cent.: probably a back-formation from the plural screes, from Old Norse skritha 'landslip'; related to skrítha 'glide'.