"footwall" meaning in All languages combined

See footwall on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: footwalls [plural]
Etymology: From foot + wall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|wall}} foot + wall Head templates: {{en-noun}} footwall (plural footwalls)
  1. (geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
    Sense id: en-footwall-en-noun-rTVmvwpJ Categories (other): Geology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (mining) The under wall of an enclosed vein.
    Sense id: en-footwall-en-noun-IGyUenC5 Categories (other): Mining Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

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