Outcrop

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaÊŠt.krÉ‘p/

Full definition of outcrop

Noun

1. A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
2. A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
3. The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

Verb

1. (geology, of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.