Footspur
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Footspur is a noun meaning A foothill that shoots from a mountain or range in a perpendicular direction.
Meaning
A foothill that shoots from a mountain or range in a perpendicular direction.
More Meanings
- A crosspiece on a boat against which the rower braces his or her feet; stretcher.
- A spur or spike projecting from the foot, such as that worn to prod a horse, or that occurring naturally on some birds, such as roosters.
Example Sentences
A footspur of Bigelow Mountain rises to 2,000 feet in the northwest corner.
At one stage Clarke of Moville, used a footspur from his boat to attack Philip Magee of the Portrush boat.
Charles then grabbed a floating footspur, and threatened him with a beating if he did not pull at once for the shore.
A footspur of Tantalus Hill seeks ineffectually to bar the entrance to Manoa's grateful shades and inviting solitudes.
Word Forms
- footspurs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foreslope, shoulder, footslope, saddleback, submountain, sawback.
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