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Outcrop

/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/

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

📖 Definitions of "Outcrop"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

verb
  1. 1

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

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