Plural of footwall; multiple rock formations that lie below sloping faults or ore veins in mining contexts.
Plural form of footwall, maintaining the same 19th-century mining geological terminology. The suffix '-s' creates the standard English plural.
Understanding footwalls versus hanging walls was literally the difference between fortune and catastrophe in mining—miners who confused them could dig in completely the wrong direction and waste months of labor!
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