Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The slope formed by the talus or broken and fallen rock which gathers at the foot of a cliff and produces a surfaee of high inclination.
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Examples
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Columnar Dolerite is seen surmounting a sedimentary series partly buried in the talus-slope
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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In the afternoon we had rather an enjoyable time tobogganing down a steep talus-slope on the east coast.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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McLean and I, armed with aneroid, glasses, ruck-sack, geological hammer (ice-axe) and camera, set out for the foot of the talus-slope.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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Standing out from the top of this talus-slope were several white
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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