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outcrop
/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/
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
(of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.
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