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foot·fall
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/
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oo
t
-fawl
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noun
1.
a footstep.
2.
the
sound
of footsteps:
She heard a footfall on the stairs.
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Origin:
1600–10;
foot
+
fall
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footfall
(ˈfʊtˌfɔːl)
—
n
the sound of a footstep
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
footfall
c.1600; see
foot
+
fall
(v).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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