Outcrop Synonyms

outkrŏp
The earthly crust
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bared rock
  2. bared soil
  3. exposed surface
  4. projecting land mass
The part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. outcropping
  2. rock outcrop

Words Related to Outcrop

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Outcrop Sentence Examples

  • In mines that are worked from the outcrop by adits or day levels traction by locomotives driven by steam, compressed air or electricity is used to some extent.

  • The underlying geology is volcanic lava flows, which outcrop in some areas.

  • The outcrop of beds at the surface is commonly the truncation of these curves.

  • Veins of amethystine quartz are apt to lose their colour on the exposed outcrop.

  • Smaller patches of the Coal Measures appear near Tamworth and Burton, while deep shafts have been sunk in many places through the overlying Triassic strata to the coal below, thus extending the mining and manufacturing area beyond the actual outcrop of the Coal Measures.

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