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outcropping

  • present participle
    of outcrop.
    outcrop

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The Sunshine mine dates back to 1884, when two homesteading brothers spotted an outcropping and staked claim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Let’s say you’re out on some rugged outcropping and you need to jump on your jackhammer for a few minutes.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2024

It is a six-acre, dome-shaped outcropping that is tricky to reach and even trickier to explore.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2023

At its apex, visitors arrive at a flat outcropping with small pools of water surrounded by sheer red cliffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

Pater Lumley strode to a large rock outcropping not far from the bank.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood