outcrop

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Synonyms: outcrow

Antonyms: outcrow

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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. {{lb|en|geology|of a [[stratum]]}} To come out to the surface of the ground.

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