scree - Wiktionary
May 02, 2020· (uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.] 2003, Bing (Francis J.) West, chapter XXV, in The Pepperdogs: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 328: Sprawled prone among the rocks, the team waited for a reply to their request to fire. […] Occasional rounds zinged off the scree, each with a different pitch ...