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