"footfall" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfʊtfɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfʊtˌfɔl/ [General-American], /-ˌfɑl/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-footfall.ogg [General-American] Forms: footfalls [plural]
Etymology: From foot (“part of the human leg below the ankle”) + fall (“act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity”, noun). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|fall|notext=1|pos2=noun|t1=part of the human leg below the ankle|t2=act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity|type=exocentric}} foot (“part of the human leg below the ankle”) + fall (“act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity”, noun) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} footfall (countable and uncountable, plural footfalls)
  1. (countable) The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself. Tags: countable Translations (sound made by a footstep): βῆμᾰ (bêma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ոտնաձայն (otnajayn) (Armenian), peuada [feminine] (Catalan), trepig [masculine] (Catalan), askeleen ääni (Finnish), askelten ääni (Finnish), askelääni (Finnish), топот (topot) [masculine] (Macedonian), ոտնաձայն (otnajayn) (Old Armenian), tupot [masculine] (Polish), то́пот (tópot) [masculine] (Russian), topot [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bat [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zvuk koraka [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), yabag (Tagalog), yapak (Tagalog), isígqi (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-footfall-en-noun-ogJgcTLe Disambiguation of 'sound made by a footstep': 97 3
  2. (uncountable, originally and chiefly British) The number of pedestrians going into or passing through a place (especially a commercial venue such as a shop) during a specified time period; also, the pedestrians in a particular place regarded collectively; foot traffic. Tags: uncountable Translations (number of pedestrians going into or passing through a place during a specified time period; pedestrians in a particular place regarded collectively): jalankulkijamäärä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-footfall-en-noun-LZkhFh-~ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'number of pedestrians going into or passing through a place during a specified time period; pedestrians in a particular place regarded collectively': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foot-fall

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