HyperDic: footwall

English > 1 sense of the word *footwall*:
NOUN	object	footwall	the lower wall of an inclined fault

footwall > pronunciation
Sounds	fuh'twao.l
Rhymes	albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol...

English > *footwall*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	The lower wall of an inclined fault.
Part of	inclined fault	A geological fault in which one side is above the other
Broader	wall	Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect