hanging wall

== English == === Alternative forms === hangingwall === Noun === hanging wall (plural hanging walls) (geology) The section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line (the corresponding lower section being the footwall). (mining) the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. === References === “hanging”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === wall hanging, wallhanging