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OUTCROPPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
Synonyms:
outcrop; outcropping; rock outcrop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("outcropping" is a kind of...):
rock; stone (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outcropping"):
belay (something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured)
outthrust (an outcropping of rock that extends outward)
Derivation:
outcrop (appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground)
