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Definition of Footholds
1. foothold [n] - See also: foothold
Lexicographical Neighbors of Footholds
Literary usage of Footholds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monterey, Cradle of California's Romance: The Story of a Lost Port that was by Grace MacFarland (1914)
"... was taken at Monterey and, as soon thereafter as the news could be carried,
in all parts of the Province. FIRST footholds OF THE AMERICANS -,lf In 1822, ..."
2. Our Best Moods: Soliloquies and Other Discourses by David Gregg (1893)
"So the prisoner dug footholds in the plaster of the wall and climbed to. the window
above. ... I am cutting footholds for my faith in the promises of God, ..."
3. The Greek Tile Works at Corinth: The Site and the Finds by Gloria S. Merker (2006)
"footholds are cut into the sides to a depth of ca. 4.85, from which point the
well tapers to the bottom. Cistern C measures 1.50 x 0.90 at the surface and ..."
4. The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the (1874)
"... plaintiffs to carry on board his vessel the plaintiffs' sheep from Hamburgh
to Newcastle, and omitted to provide any pens, battens or footholds for the ..."
5. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1912)
"But several of the Western Powers have footholds on or near its territory: Great
Britain in Wei-hai-wei and Hong-Kong, ..."
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