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scree
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scree
an accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the foot of a cliff or hillside, often forming a sloping heap

scree [skrē]
(geology)
A mound of loose, angular material, less than 4 inches (10 centimeters).


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Geographic forecasting is considerably complicated by the possibility of cave-ins, landslides, screes, mountain road icing, snowdrifts, avalanches, mud flows, the flooding of dried-up river beds (arroyos) as a result of heavy raining and the melting of snow.
 
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