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foot⋅fall

[foot-fawl]
–noun
1. a footstep.
2. the sound of footsteps: She heard a footfall on the stairs.

Origin:
1600–10; foot + fall
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foot·fall   (fŏŏt'fôl')   
n.  See footstep.
foot·step   (fŏŏt'stěp')   
n.  
    1. A step with the foot.

    2. The sound of a foot stepping. Also called footfall.

  1. The distance covered by a step: a footstep away.

  2. See footprint.

  3. A step on which to go up or down.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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