OUTCROP

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

Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• 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