Definition of outcrop
1 : a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
2 : the part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground
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The Murray formation is a rocky outcrop with characteristic bands of mudstone, possibly laid down by lakes of liquid water.
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The reservoir surrounding the soaring rocky outcrop of El Penol is a popular weekend destination a little more than an hour from Medellin.
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The reservoir surrounding the soaring rocky outcrop of El Penol is a popular weekend destination a little more than an hour from Medellin.
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The reservoir surrounding the soaring rocky outcrop of El Penol is a popular weekend destination a little more than an hour from Medellin.
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The reservoir surrounding the soaring rocky outcrop of El Penol is a popular weekend destination a little more than an hour from Medellin.
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Pickwick, like Lake Guntersville, is a noted ledge fishing lake where some areas have rock or shell outcrop that are strongly attractive to largemouth bass, particularly in the heat of summer and again in the coldest part of winter.
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Atop a steep basalt outcrop, the students quickly spotted several of the brown, mottled snakes sunning themselves among the rocks.
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The Hillary Step, a 39-foot rocky outcrop along the mountain's southeastern slope, apparently has fallen away, likely a victim of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
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First Known Use of outcrop
1805
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Perched on an outcropping at 3,000 feet, his Desert View Tower is the only structure for miles.
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First Known Use of outcrop
circa 1847
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