HyperDic: rock_outcrop

English > 1 sense of the expression rock outcrop:
NOUNobjectrock outcrop, outcrop, outcroppingthe part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
English > rock outcrop: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land.
Synonymsoutcrop, outcropping
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

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