outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop
(noun) the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
outcrop
(verb) appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; “Big boulders outcropped”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outcrop (plural outcrops)
A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
outcrop (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.
• crop out, cropout
Source: Wiktionary
Out"crop`, n. (Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
Out*crop", v. i. (Geol.)
Definition: To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
