Definitions for: Outcrop

[n] the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
[v] appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.)
To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.

Synonyms: outcropping, rock outcrop

See Also: appear, belay, outthrust, rock, stone

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