Usually means: Exposed rock formation above ground.
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  1. outcropping: Merriam-Webster
  2. outcropping: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. outcropping: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. outcropping: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. outcropping: Wiktionary
  8. outcropping: Dictionary.com
  9. Outcropping: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. outcropping: Rhymezone
  11. outcropping: FreeDictionary.org
  12. outcropping: Mnemonic Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (US) An outcrop.

Similar:
rock outcrop, upcropping, outcropper, cropping, basset, scar, outcut, offcutting, outwork, Bassett, more...

Opposite:
inselberg, insel

Types:
limestone, sandstone, shale, granite, basalt, quartzite, slate, marble, more...

Phrases:
rocky outcropping, outcropping on a cliff, solid outcropping, more...

Adjectives:
rocky, large, small, natural, huge, occasional, massive, high, jagged, flat, coral

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Similar:
rock outcrop, upcropping, outcropper, cropping, basset, scar, outcut, offcutting, outwork, Bassett, more...

Opposite:
inselberg, insel

Types:
limestone, sandstone, shale, granite, basalt, quartzite, slate, marble, more...

Phrases:
rocky outcropping, outcropping on a cliff, solid outcropping, more...

Adjectives:
rocky, large, small, natural, huge, occasional, massive, high, jagged, flat, coral



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