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Outcrop
Meaning
Noun
●
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
●
In Geology:
To
come out
to the
surface
of the ground.
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