Found 2 items, similar to outcrop.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: outcrop outcrop n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land [syn: outcropping, rock outcrop ] [also: outcropping, outcropped] outcrop v : appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; “Big boulders outcropped” [also: outcropping, outcropped]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Outcrop Outcrop \Out"crop`\, n. (Geol.) (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. [1913 Webster] Outcrop \Out*crop"\, v. i. (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata. [1913 Webster]