noun
- a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth
Usage: geological
Examples
- The geologists studied the limestone outcropping on the hillside.
- An outcropping of granite jutted from the mountain slope.
- The hiking trail led past a dramatic rock outcropping.
- Fossils were discovered in the sedimentary outcropping near the river.
- The outcropping provided evidence of ancient volcanic activity.
- Climbers used the rocky outcropping as a natural handhold.