Look up: footing

1. footing
   [n] - status with respect to the relations between people or groups 2. [n] - a relation that provides the foundation for something
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2. footing
   a wide layer of load-bearing material laid at the bottom of a wall or column so as to distribute its pressure more widely over the foundation Category: Building industry • the lower portion of a foundation which is wider than the foundation itself in order that the load of the building b...
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3. Footing
   The underground support for a foundation or support post.
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4. Footing
   Foot'ing noun 1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. « In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next.» Holder. 2. Standing; position; established ...
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5. Footing
   • (n.) The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column. • (n.) Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. • (n.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot. • (n.)...
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6. footing
   (from the article `building construction`) ...for their light loads; nearly all are supported on spread footings, which are of two types—continuous footings that support walls and isolated pad ...
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7. Footing
   A concrete pad or mat located under a column, wall, or other structural member that distributes loads from that member into the supporting soil.
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