HyperDic: outcropping

English > 1 sense of the word outcropping:
NOUNobjectoutcropping, outcrop, rock outcropthe part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
English > outcropping: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land.
Synonymsoutcrop, rock outcrop
NarrowerbelaySomething to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
outthrustAn outcropping of rock that extends outward
Broaderrock, stoneA lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
Spanishafloramiento, afloramiento rocoso, crestón, farallón
Catalanaflorament
Verbsoutcropappear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground

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