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Meaning of 'footprint' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Footprint [ n.]
- The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as, "Footprints of the Creator."

Meaning of 'footprint' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . footprint [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the area taken up by some object
Example in sentence:
  • the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches
Meaning (2):
- a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
Example in sentence:
  • the footprints of an earlier civilization
Meaning (3):
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
Example in sentence:
  • the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window

Nearby Words:

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