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outcrop

/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
  2. A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
  3. The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
  4. (of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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