foot|print

foot|print
foot|print «FUT PRIHNT», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a) a mark made by a foot. SYNONYM(S): track, footmark, footstep. b) Figurative: »

Other aboriginal languages and groups have left shadows of their phonetic footprints (John Hollander).

2. the track of a tire.
3. Aerospace. the predetermined landing area of a spacecraft: »

A corkscrew course…is the procedure needed to reach most sites within the “footprint,” or region accessible to the astronauts (Walter Sullivan).

4. the area on the ground covered by the perimeter of a building: »

The soaring new sports arena had the same footprint as the 3-story apartment house it replaced.

–v.t.
to mark with footprints.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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