Definition of "outcrop" []

• A portion of bedrock or other stratum protruding through the soil level. (noun)
• To protrude above the soil, as rock formations. (verb-intransitive)

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• "In any event, the outcrop is hidden, and it seems remarkable how much it is hidden."
• "Right under the outcrop was a fl at, sheltered bit where someone could have stood."
• "When the outcrop is the pure red sandstone, we can hope for little else but the desert spinifex."