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