Associations to the word «Footwall»
Noun
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Wiktionary
FOOTWALL, noun. (geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
FOOTWALL, noun. (mining) The under wall of an enclosed vein.
Dictionary definition
FOOTWALL, noun. The lower wall of an inclined fault.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.