hangingwall

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A form of hanging wall — The section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line (the corresponding lower section being the footwall).

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Meanings

nounhangingwall (plural hangingwalls)

plural hangingwalls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hanging wall.
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APA

hangingwall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangingwall

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“hangingwall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangingwall. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hangingwall,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangingwall.

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