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outcrop

/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/

noun

Meaning

  • A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.

  • A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.

  • The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

verb

Meaning

  • (of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.