footing
footing [′fu̇d·iŋ]
That portion of the foundation of a structure which transmits loads directly to the soil; may be the widened part of a wall or column, the spreading courses under a foundation wall, a foundation of a column, etc.; used to spread the load over a greater area to prevent or reduce settling.
1. the lower part of a foundation of a column, wall, building, etc.
2. Rare a fee paid upon entrance into a craft, society, etc., or such an entrance itself
footing [′fu̇d·iŋ]
(civil engineering)
The widened base or substructure forming the foundation for a wall or a column.
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