outcrop

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UK/ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/US/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/Australia/ˈæɔt.kɹɔp/

noun

A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.

Similar
outcroppingrock outcrop
OriginEnglish crop ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

nounoutcrop (plural outcrops)

plural outcrops

  1. A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
  2. A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
  3. The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
verboutcrop (third-person singular simple present outcrops, present participle outcropping, simple past and past participle outcropped)

present singular third person outcrops · participle present outcropping · participle past outcropped · past outcropped

  1. geographyTo come out to the surface of the ground.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
outcropping

nounthe part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land

Similar
outcroppingrock outcrop
Broader
rockstone
Also see
jutoutcropping

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishcrop
  8. Englishoutcrop

From out- + crop.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan aflorament
  • afloramentpart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Chinese Mandarin 露頭 /露头, 露頭 /露头
  • 露頭 /露头coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • 露頭 /露头part of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Czech výchoz
  • výchozpart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Esperanto elstaraĵo
  • elstaraĵopiece of land that stands out
Finnish kieleke, niemeke
  • kielekepiece of land that stands out
  • niemekepiece of land that stands out
  • paljastumacoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • kallio (bedrock)coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • hietikkocoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • somerikko (moraine)coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • kivikkocoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • kalliopart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
French affleurement, affleurement
  • affleurementcoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • affleurementpart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
German Landzunge, Vorsprung
  • Landzungepiece of land that stands out
  • Vorsprungpiece of land that stands out
  • Aufschlusscoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • Aufbisscoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • Aufschlusspart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Hebrew אַדְמַת טְרָשִׁים
  • אַדְמַת טְרָשִׁים (admát trashím)coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
Icelandic opna, opna
  • opnacoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • opnapart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Italian prominenza, protuberanza
  • prominenzapiece of land that stands out
  • protuberanzapiece of land that stands out
  • sporgenzapiece of land that stands out
  • propaginepiece of land that stands out
  • affioramentocoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • affioramentopart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
  • spunzonepart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
  • spuntonepart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
  • sporgenzapart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Norwegian Bokmål anstå
  • anståpart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Polish wychodnia
  • wychodniapart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Portuguese afloramento (rochoso)
  • afloramento (rochoso)part of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Romanian afloriment
  • aflorimentcoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
Spanish afloramiento rocoso, afloramiento
  • afloramiento rocosopiece of land that stands out
  • afloramientocoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • afloramientopart of a rock formation that appears at the surface
Turkish dil, mostra
  • dilpiece of land that stands out
  • mostracoming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
  • mostrapart of a rock formation that appears at the surface

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cropout
Cite this entry
APA

outcrop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcrop

MLA

“outcrop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcrop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outcrop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcrop.

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