footmark

C2 Topic:Crime & Justice
US /ˈfʊtˌmɑrk/ UK /ˈfʊtmɑːk/
noun Freq #241458

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a mark or impression left by a foot or shoe on a surface

    Investigators compared the muddy footmark with the suspect's boot.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a mark or impression left... footprinttrackstep
Word family
Forms footmarks
Related forms footmark

Etymology

A transparent compound of foot + mark. It has long served as a less common synonym of footprint, particularly when referring to a trace used as evidence rather than to the sole-shaped impression itself.

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