FOOTFALL - Definition

Pronunciation:		'fût`fol
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"

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	Synonyms:	footstep, step

	See Also:	sound, tramp

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Footfall NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN NIVEN AND POURNELLE.I LOVED IT! --Tom ClancyThey first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysterious ship to be a visitor from another star.The world`s frantic efforts to signal the aliens go unanswered. The first contact is hostile: the invaders blast a Soviet space station, seize the survivors, and then destroy every dam and installation on Earth with a hail of asteriods. Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender--or death for all humans. ROUSING . . . THE BEST OF THE GENRE. --The New York Times Book Review more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Foot"fall`\, n. A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep. --Shak. Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor. --Poe.