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outcrop

out·crop [ ówt kròp ]


noun  (plural out·crops)
Definition:
 
rock projecting from soil: the part of a rock formation that is exposed on the surface of the ground



intransitive verb  (past and past participle out·cropped, present participle out·crop·ping, 3rd person present singular out·crops)
Definition:
 
project from ground: to stick out of the ground as an outcrop

[Mid-18th century. < crop out]
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