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footwall

footwall noun: the section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).

Noun

footwall (plural footwalls)

  1. The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
  2. The under wall of an enclosed vein.

Forms of footwall

pluralfootwalls

Origin of footwall

From foot + wall.

Questions about footwall

What does footwall mean?
Footwall means the section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
What part of speech is footwall?
Footwall is a noun.
What is the plural of footwall?
The plural of footwall is footwalls.

Words near footwall in the dictionary

  1. footswitches
  2. footsy
  3. footvolley
  4. footwalk
  5. footwalks
  6. footwall
  7. footwalls
  8. footward
  9. footwarmer
  10. footwarmers
  11. footwashing

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