footwall
[ foot-wawl ]
/ ˈfʊtˌwɔl /
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noun
Geology. a mass of rock lying beneath a fault plane.
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British Dictionary definitions for footwall
footwall
/ (ˈfʊtˌwɔːl) /
noun
the rocks on the lower side of an inclined fault plane or mineral veinCompare hanging wall
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Scientific definitions for footwall
footwall
[ fut′wôl′ ]
The block of rock lying under an inclined geologic fault plane. See more at fault. Compare hanging wall.
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