Thesaurus: outcrop

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1. n. The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground.
2. n. That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
3. v. i. To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
4. n. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
5. v. appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
6. (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset. To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
7. To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
8. v:14/n:86 n. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land v. appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground