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hanging wall

noun

  1. Mining. the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore. Compare footwall ( def 1 ).
  2. Geology. a mass of rock overhanging a fault plane.

hanging wall

noun

  1. the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein Compare footwall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hanging wall

  1. The block of rock lying above an inclined geologic fault plane.
  2. See more at faultCompare footwall
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hanging wall1

First recorded in 1770–80
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