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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 out·crop /ˈaʊtˌkrɑp/
 露出,露頭(vi.)露出

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Out·crop n. Geol. (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. --Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Out·crop v. i. Geol. To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 outcrop
      n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
          of the surrounding land [syn: outcropping, rock
           outcrop]
      v : appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground;
          "Big boulders outcropped"
      [also: outcropping, outcropped]