footwall

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

foot +‎ wall

Noun[edit]

footwall (plural footwalls)

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