footwall / ˈfʊtˌwɔl /
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footwall 的定义
n. 名词 noun- Mining. the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore.Compare hanging wall.
- Geology. a mass of rock lying beneath a fault plane.
更多footwall例句
- But the hardest rock of the hanging or footwall, however, is seldom as hard as the harder class of ore.
- To these timbers are fixed small timbers along the footwall, to which are fastened the lagging and ladders.
- Stringers are given the same characteristics as veins, but divided into hanging, footwall, and other varieties.
- The ratio of ore area to total explored area, measured in the plane of the footwall, was 21-½ per cent.
- The total area of ore measured on the footwall was 785 acres.