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outcrop

The correct spelling is outcrop.

How to pronounce outcrop

noun

IPA: /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/

Say it like: Owt-cro-p

The correct spelling is outcrop. A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
  2. 2.A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
  3. 3.The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

verb

  1. 1.(of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.

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