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noun
The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
The under wall of an enclosed vein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
the lower wall of an inclined fault
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wall
History
From foot + wall.
