outcropping

noun

out·​crop·​ping ˈau̇t-ˌkrä-piŋ How to pronounce outcropping (audio)

Examples of outcropping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Captured at night, the picture showed the animal climbing on a rocky outcropping. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024 Early surface prospecting discovered two outcropping copper-gold porphyry targets and one epithermal target at Belen (see Press Release Feb 16, 2023) that is now being drill permitted (Figures 1 and 2). Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for outcropping 

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Word History

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 2 Jun. 2024.

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outcropping

noun
out·​crop·​ping ˈȧut-ˌkrä-piŋ How to pronounce outcropping (audio)

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