English Explanatory Dictionary

footwall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

footwall footwalls

Etymology

From foot + wall.

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