English Explanatory Dictionary

hanging wall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line (the corresponding lower section being the footwall).
  2. the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein.

Word forms

hanging wall hanging walls hangingwall
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