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hang·ing wall

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  1. hanging wallnoun

    the upper wall of an inclined fault

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  1. hanging wall

    A hanging wall is the block of rock that lies above an inclined fault or an ore body. The term is used in geology and it is contrasted with footwall, which is the block of rock located beneath the fault.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hanging wall in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hanging wall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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