outcrop

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground

From out- + crop.

Waldo knew the secret of this startling outcrop of human enterprise. — Peak and Prairie: From a Colorado Sketch-book, Anna Fuller
This outcrop is oxidized, and being free, is easily amalgamated with mercury. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
To-morrow morning we will follow the lode on the other side and see if we can strike an outcrop." — In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

outcropping, rock outcrop

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