FOOTPAD


Meaning of FOOTPAD in English

I. -ˌpad noun

Etymology: foot + pad highwayman, probably from pad (III)

Date: 1678

: a criminal who robs pedestrians

II. noun

Etymology: foot + pad (I)

Date: 1966

: a flattish foot on the leg of a spacecraft for distributing weight to minimize sinking into a surface

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.