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plural outcrops
A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding. examples
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground. examples
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground. examples
third-person singular simple present outcrops, present participle outcropping, simple past and past participle outcropped
(geology, of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.