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outcrop

[out-krop, out-krop] / ˈaʊtˌkrɒp, ˌaʊtˈkrɒp /


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During a visit in early 2025, they explored a small outcrop of rock formed in the early Cretaceous Period.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Kharg Island is a small coral outcrop in the Persian Gulf, roughly 15 miles off the Iranian coast.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Literally the answer must be no: Any stories they tell are scientific interpretations of minerals, fossils, isotopes and other features, whether from a geology laboratory or rock outcrop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Taiwanese soldiers manning Dadan Island, a rocky outcrop mere kilometres from China's coast, begin vanishing mysteriously.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

With a final yank, I scrambled from under the unconscious camel and limped on my battered knee toward the outcrop.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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