Definition
outdrops
verb
- to drop or fall more or faster than something else; to exceed in dropping
Usage: rare; literary
noun
- plural of outdrop; something that drops or protrudes outward
Usage: rare; technical
Examples
- The rain outdrops the mist as the storm intensifies.
- The cliff face shows several outdrops of weathered stone.
- Water outdrops from the broken gutter in heavy streams.
- Geological outdrops mark the exposed rock layers along the canyon wall.