By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come.
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Talus
//ˈteɪləs//
Synonyms for "talus" (38 found)
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13 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- сипей noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Catalan
1 entries- talús noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Czech
1 entries- osyp noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Danish
1 entries- ur noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Faroese
1 entries- urð noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Irish
2 entries- sceallach noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
- scileach noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Norwegian
1 entries- ur noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- steinrøys noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Russian
1 entries- о́сыпь noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Slovak
1 entries- suť noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Slovene
1 entries- melišče noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Swedish
1 entries- taluskon noun (A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice)
Sample sentences
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Above here is what is known as a talus slope - sandstone that has gradually disintegrated and tumbled down to create a menacing sloping pile of loose rock.
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