English Dictionary

talus

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈteɪləs/

名詞

(geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice. / (architecture) The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

日本語の意味

地質学: 崖の下などに形成される、瓦礫や岩片が斜面に沿って積もった堆積体 / 建築学: 盛土壁などで、下部が厚く上部が薄い、斜面部分

After the storm, hikers avoided the unstable talus beneath the cliff.

嵐の後、ハイカーたちは崖のふもとに積もった不安定な岩屑を避けた。

意味（1）

(geology) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

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

意味（2）

(architecture) The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.

taluses （ plural ）