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rearfoot

rearfoot noun: the rear of the foot (especially the side of the heel).

Noun

rearfoot

  1. The rear of the foot (especially the side of the heel)
    • Although runners tend to be characterized as either rearfoot, midfoot or forefoot strikers, it is likely that most use all three kinds of strikes but in different proportions and contexts.2015 July 9, “Variation in Foot Strike Patterns among Habitually Barefoot and Shod Runners in Kenya”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of rearfoot

From rear + foot.

Questions about rearfoot

What does rearfoot mean?
Rearfoot means the rear of the foot (especially the side of the heel).
What part of speech is rearfoot?
Rearfoot is a noun.

Words near rearfoot in the dictionary

  1. rearends
  2. rearer
  3. rearers
  4. rearest
  5. reareth
  6. rearfoot
  7. rearguard
  8. rearguard action
  9. rearguard actions
  10. rearguards
  11. reargue

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