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OUTTHRUST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does outthrust mean?
• OUTTHRUST (noun)
The noun OUTTHRUST has 1 sense:
1. an outcropping of rock that extends outward
Familiarity information: OUTTHRUST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An outcropping of rock that extends outward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("outthrust" is a kind of...):
outcrop; outcropping; rock outcrop (the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land)
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