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Footwall is an English word with synonyms like wall. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Footwall in a sentence

Footwall meaning

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

Synonyms of Footwall

wall

Related words

Other words often associated with Footwall or its synonyms:

rampart fence fencing embankment layer divider stratum bulwark formation partition object bed

Using Footwall

  • The main meaning on this page is: The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall). | The under wall of an enclosed vein.
  • Useful related words include: wall.
  • In the example corpus, footwall often appears in combinations such as: the footwall.

Context around Footwall

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

mineralization 1× contact 1× metasediments 1× typical 1×

Sentence patterns with Footwall

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

beyond the footwall contact with 1× hanging and footwall of the 1× in the footwall typical diorite 1× intrude the footwall metasediments 1× presence of footwall mineralization beyond 1× sediments at footwall 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in addition to 1× recent drilling has 1× this shear zone 1× towards the bottom 1×

Common sentence endings:

ermitaño vein proper 1× locally importantly mineralized 1× sediments at footwall 1× the footwall metasediments 1×

Words around Footwall

Just before it in the word index:

footswitch 5 footstrike 8 footstool 9 footsteps 589 footstep 6 footsore 2

Just after it in the word index:

footway 22 footways 9 footwear 374 footwears 2 footwell 10 footwells 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Footwall

  • In this selection, "footwall" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mineralization, contact and metasediments stand out and add context to how "footwall" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include beyond the footwall contact with and hanging and footwall of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "footwall" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with footwall

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Towards the bottom of the sequence, in the footwall, typical diorite breccias are present, displaying an intense silicification and being locally importantly mineralized. (23 words)

In addition to intercepts of the Ermitaño vein, multiple holes intersected mineralization in secondary veins and breccia zones located in the hanging and footwall of the Ermitaño vein proper. (29 words)

Recent drilling has shown the presence of footwall mineralization beyond the footwall contact with metasediments to the north side of the structure, where fingers of granodiorite intrude the footwall metasediments. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

This shear zone is developed on the boundary of two major lithologies: massive, very competent, poorly foliated dark green meta-volcanic at hanging wall versus well foliated, less competent, micaceous meta-sediments at footwall. (34 words)

Recent drilling has shown the presence of footwall mineralization beyond the footwall contact with metasediments to the north side of the structure, where fingers of granodiorite intrude the footwall metasediments. (30 words)

In addition to intercepts of the Ermitaño vein, multiple holes intersected mineralization in secondary veins and breccia zones located in the hanging and footwall of the Ermitaño vein proper. (29 words)

Example sentences (4)

Recent drilling has shown the presence of footwall mineralization beyond the footwall contact with metasediments to the north side of the structure, where fingers of granodiorite intrude the footwall metasediments.

In addition to intercepts of the Ermitaño vein, multiple holes intersected mineralization in secondary veins and breccia zones located in the hanging and footwall of the Ermitaño vein proper.

This shear zone is developed on the boundary of two major lithologies: massive, very competent, poorly foliated dark green meta-volcanic at hanging wall versus well foliated, less competent, micaceous meta-sediments at footwall.

Towards the bottom of the sequence, in the footwall, typical diorite breccias are present, displaying an intense silicification and being locally importantly mineralized.

Common combinations with footwall

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "footwall" in a sentence?
An example: "Recent drilling has shown the presence of footwall mineralization beyond the footwall contact with metasediments to the north side of the structure, where fingers of granodiorite intrude the footwall metasediments." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "footwall" from authentic English texts.
What does "footwall" mean?
Footwall means: The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
What are synonyms of "footwall"?
Common synonyms of "footwall" include: wall.
How many example sentences with "footwall" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "footwall", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.