From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Colours & soundsfootfallfoot‧fall /ˈfʊtfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ noun1[countable]C literary the sound of each step when someone is walkingSYN footstep
heavy footfalls2[uncountable] British English technical the number of people who visit a shop or shopping area – used in businessExamples from the Corpusfootfall• Her reverie was disturbed by a footfall on the stair.• I listened to his decisivefootfallsapproach me.• I turned and plungeddownwards, hoping my footfalls would be masked by his, making-plans as I went.• No footfallannounces her, but there she is, standing where before there was nobody when Denver looked.• I hear leathersolessmacking the flagstones rapidly, they stop, then heavier, rubberfootfalls, then voices.• They sounded like the footfalls of a drunkengiant.• Then, they were the footfalls of voters turning away from him in the opinionpolls as scandalssucked him downward.• They moved up the corridor, their footfalls against the bare boards sending out hollowechoes.From Longman Business Dictionaryfootfallfoot‧fall /ˈfʊtfɔː-fɒːl/ noun [countable]MARKETINGthe number of people who visit a shop or shopping area
