OUTCROP


Meaning of OUTCROP in English

I. ˈau̇t-ˌkräp noun

Date: 1805

1. : a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground

2. : the part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground

II. ˈau̇t-ˌkräp, ˌau̇t-ˈ intransitive verb

Date: circa 1847

1. : to project from the surrounding soil

ledges outcropping from the eroded slope

2. : to come to the surface : appear

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.