talus

n. sloping pile of rock fragments at the bottom of a cliff

Talus (which is Latin for ankle-bone) may refer to:The talus bone, a bone connecting the leg to the footTalos, a rock-throwing giant made of bronze in Greek mythology Scree, small broken rock found on mountain slopes and at the base of cliffs Talus, in architecture, the slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top, to resist the pressure of the earth behind it. Talos IV, a planet in the Star Trek universe, seen in the episode The MenagerieTalus, a planet in the fictional Star Wars universeThe Tallus, a device employed in the Marvel comic book ExilesTalus was a rock band of which Glenn Danzig was a member, prior to starting The MisfitsTalus is an electronic design automation tool by Magma Design AutomationA talus is a bronze, tracked, guard robot in the Gene Wolfe tetralogy The Book of the Long Sun, more details are under Talos
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Talus /ta·lus/ pl. ta´li [L.] ankle bone; the highest of the tarsal bones and the one that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle [more]Talus - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
(synonym) scree
(hypernym) geological formation, formation
2. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
(synonym) anklebone, astragal, astragalus
(hypernym) bone, os
(part-holonym) ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis

n. bank, embankment