Associations to the word «Footwall»

Wiktionary

FOOTWALL, noun. (geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
FOOTWALL, noun. (mining) The under wall of an enclosed vein.

Dictionary definition

FOOTWALL, noun. The lower wall of an inclined fault.

Wise words

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