outcropping

noun

out·​crop·​ping ˈau̇t-ˌkrä-piŋ How to pronounce outcropping (audio)
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The terrain — thick jack pines and swamp that gave way to small bushes, rock outcroppings, and thick caribou moss — made for quite a climb. — Jim Tappan, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025 Then, pull over for 50-foot-high fossil rock outcroppings and limestone spires on the Kansas prairie at Monument Rocks, which is on private land that’s open to the public south of Oakley, Kansas, right off I-70. — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025 Geological activity formed outcroppings of ancient oceanic crust called serpentine soils, which lend the region its uniqueness. — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025 The video shows an area in Antarctica where rocky outcroppings jut up above the ice sheet. — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outcropping

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Etymology

outcrop entry 1 + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outcropping was in 1836

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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcropping. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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