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footprint

The area of land physically occupied by a building, including its square footage and shape.

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the examination of the handkerchief, the numberless little round scarlet stains, the impression of drops which I found in the tracks of the footprints, at the moment when they were made on the floor, prove to me that the murderer was not wounded at all.

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The theft at Bendrick Rock was of a footprint belonging to a Teleosaurus - a type of crocodile.

'Horrified' to find dinosaur prints missing; Thieves may have used cutting gear

The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the earth's ecosystems, and helps to measure land and sea area that is used to produce resources.

Municipality website to keep a tab on people's ecological footprints

Whenever sensational crimes such as baby-switching or the abduction of infants or young children appear in the news, interest in footprint identification techniques increases.

Best foot forward: infant footprints for personal identification

They understand that no two persons' footprints are exactly the same, but each person is capable of leaving a footprint.

Footprints: the human dimension

For a contribution of $100, a baby's footprint is etched on a silver medallion measuring 3-1/8 inch in width, along with his or her name and birth date.