Definition of outcrops Outcrops
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What does outcrops mean?
Wiktionary 
- outcrops (Noun)
Plural of outcrop.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: outcrops |
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| outcrop - the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land | ||
| outcropping, rock outcrop | ||
| rock, stone pitching dangerously to one side | ||
| belay something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured | ||
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| outcrop - appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped" | ||
| appear come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" | ||
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Wiktionary
- outcrop (Noun)
A piece of land that stands out usually into water from the land surrounding. - outcrop (Noun)
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground. - outcrop (Noun)
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground. - outcrop (Verb)
To come out to the surface of the ground.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- outcrop (n.)
The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. - outcrop (n.)
That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset. - outcrop (v. i.)
To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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outcrop
owt′krop, n. the appearance, at the surface, of a layer of rock or a vein of metal, caused by tilting or inclination of the strata: the part of a layer which appears at the surface of the ground.—v.i. to appear at the surface
