outcrop
A piece of land that stands out from the land surroundingA piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
» The sharp, layered outcrop appeared to pierce the desert sand like an ancient blade.
Значення
значень: 3A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
Landzunge, Vorsprung
the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
Aufschluss, Aufbiss
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
Aufschluss
Приклади
речень: 3The sharp, layered outcrop appeared to pierce the desert sand like an ancient blade.
Benedito shook his head in disbelief as his billy goat scaled a rocky outcropping with ease.
The Purbeck beds follow the line of the Jurassic outcrop from Dorsetshire, through the Vale of Wardour, Swindon, Garsington, Brill and Aylesbury.
Переклади
мов: 7За значеннями 2
Форми
множина: outcropsСиноніми
синонімів: 2- the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land:outcroppingrock outcrop