Meaning of Talus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The bone of the ankle.
2. A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
3. The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

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Examples

“By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come⟳.”

“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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