outthrust

• Sustantivo que designa una parte que sobresale o se proyecta hacia afuera respecto de una superficie circundante, como una masa rocosa que emerge del terreno.

A noun referring to a projection or extension outward, such as an outcropping of rock that extends beyond the surrounding surface.

1. Rock outcroppingC1formal

   A projection or extension of rock that juts outward from the surrounding surface.

   Afloramiento rocoso

   • The hikers rested on a large outthrust of granite.
   • Geologists studied the outthrust to determine the region's history.
   • The cliff's outthrust provided a natural shelter from the wind.

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