outcrop

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: outcroppingrock outcrop

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding landSynonyms: outcroppingrock outcrop

Verb (1)

  1. appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground“Big boulders outcropped”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Outcrop \Out*crop"\, v. i. (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata. [1913 Webster]
Outcrop \Out"crop`\, n. (Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. --Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset. [1913 Webster]
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