Outcrop

/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/

noun

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

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

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

verb

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

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