1
: a slope formed especially by an accumulation of rock debris
2
: rock debris at the base of a cliff
plural tali
ˈtā-ˌlī 
1
: the human tarsal bone that bears the weight of the body and that together with the tibia and fibula forms the ankle joint
2
: the entire ankle
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
With 30 miles of trails suited for all levels, there are so many ways for visitors to explore the rocky spires, grasslands, and talus caves — Bear Gulch Cave to the east and Balconies Cave to the west.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
Getting there isn’t a walk in the park: the trek to get there, known as the approach, involves navigating talus fields and steep passages that may be blanketed in snow.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
The procedure, a subtalar fusion, is meant to address his previous talus fracture, according to Woods.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
The valley’s higher altitude terrain is comparable to running the boulder or talus fields of a Colorado fourteener.
—Morgan Tilton, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2017
The most common bones in the feet and lower leg to experience stress fractures are the navicular, talus, tibia and fibula.
—Philip Anloague, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
For example, your anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) connects the front of your fibula and your talus.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
In Slick Rock Canyon, visitors once scrambled up a steep talus slope to access a cliff dwelling, damaging artifacts scattered below the site.
—Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
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Noun
Trails up mountains are notoriously hard to follow, especially above tree line, where there’s scree and talus.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
With 30 miles of trails suited for all levels, there are so many ways for visitors to explore the rocky spires, grasslands, and talus caves — Bear Gulch Cave to the east and Balconies Cave to the west.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
Getting there isn’t a walk in the park: the trek to get there, known as the approach, involves navigating talus fields and steep passages that may be blanketed in snow.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
The procedure, a subtalar fusion, is meant to address his previous talus fracture, according to Woods.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
The valley’s higher altitude terrain is comparable to running the boulder or talus fields of a Colorado fourteener.
—Morgan Tilton, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2017
The most common bones in the feet and lower leg to experience stress fractures are the navicular, talus, tibia and fibula.
—Philip Anloague, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
For example, your anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) connects the front of your fibula and your talus.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
In Slick Rock Canyon, visitors once scrambled up a steep talus slope to access a cliff dwelling, damaging artifacts scattered below the site.
—Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
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“Talus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talus. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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