outcrop

Definition of Outcrop in English :

the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land

2. outcrop

appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground

Example Sentences:
'Big boulders outcropped'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Outcrop

noun (ˈaʊtˌkrɒp )

1.

part of a rock formation or mineral vein that appears at the surface of the earth

2.

an emergence; appearance

verb (ˌaʊtˈkrɒp ) -crops, -cropping or -cropped (intransitive)

3.

(of rock strata, mineral veins, etc) to protrude through the surface of the earth

4. another word for crop out

noun

1.

a breaking forth; specif., the emergence of a mineral from the earth so as to be exposed on the surface

2.

the mineral that so emerges

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈoutˈcropped or ˈoutˈcropping

3.

to emerge from the earth in this way

4.

to break forth

n. or out·crop·ping (outkrŏp′ĭng)

A portion of bedrock or other stratum protruding through the soil level.

intr.v. (out-krŏp) out·cropped, out·crop·ping, out·crops

To protrude above the soil, as rock formations.