scree \ˈskrē\noun (-s) Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skritha landslide, debris from a landslide, from skrītha to creep, glide — more at crissum : a heap of stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a cliff : talus < the steep scree-strewn lower slopes of the mountains — Alistair MacLean >