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ROCK OUTCROP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rock outcrop mean?
• ROCK OUTCROP (noun)
The noun ROCK OUTCROP has 1 sense:
1. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
Familiarity information: ROCK OUTCROP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
outcrop; outcropping; rock outcrop
Hypernyms ("rock outcrop" is a kind of...):
rock; stone (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rock outcrop"):
belay (something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured)
outthrust (an outcropping of rock that extends outward)
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