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noun
Geology. a mass of rock overhanging a fault plane.
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Origin of hanging wall
First recorded in 1770â80
Words nearby hanging wall
hanging post, hanging scroll, hanging step, hanging stile, hanging valley, hanging wall, hang in the balance, hang it, hang loose, hangman, hangman's knot
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British Dictionary definitions for hanging wall
hanging wall
noun
the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral veinCompare footwall
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Scientific definitions for hanging wall
hanging wall
The block of rock lying above an inclined geologic fault plane. See more at fault. Compare footwall.
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