Outcrop

noun

/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounA piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.

2.nounA coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.

3.nounThe part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

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

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