HyperDic: footwall

English > 1 sense of the word footwall:
NOUNobjectfootwallthe lower wall of an inclined fault
footwall > pronunciation
Soundsfuh'twao.l
Rhymesalbuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol...
English > footwall: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe lower wall of an inclined fault.
Part ofinclined faultA geological fault in which one side is above the other
BroaderwallAnything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

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