Meaning Of The Word Outcrop

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outcrop
countable noun: An outcrop is a large area of rock sticking out of the ground.

outcrop in American English
a breaking forth; specif., the emergence of a mineral from the earth so as to be exposed on the surface
to emerge from the earth in this way
intransitive verb: to crop out, as strata
noun: a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth

outcrop in British English
noun: part of a rock formation or mineral vein that appears at the surface of the earth
verb: (of rock strata, mineral veins, etc) to protrude through the surface of the earth

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