out‧crop /ˈaʊtkrɒp $ -krɑːp/ (
also out‧crop‧ping /-krɒpɪŋ $ -krɑː-/
American English)
noun [countable] a rock or group of rocks above the surface of the ground:
Below us was a pool surrounded by rocky outcrops. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲