noun
- a mass of small loose stones that covers a slope on a mountain
Usage: geology
Examples
- The hikers carefully descended the steep scree slope.
- Loose scree made the climb treacherous.
- The mountain’s scree shifted under their feet.
- We had to navigate around the scree field.
- The scree tumbled down the mountainside after the rockfall.
- Alpine plants grew between the scree fragments.