footprint
noun
foot·print
ˈfu̇t-ˌprint 
1
: an impression of the foot on a surface
2
a
: the area on a surface covered by something
a tire with a wide footprint
the footprint of a laser beam
b
: range of operation (as of a service)
a global footprint
3
: a marked effect, impression, or impact
left a footprint in the field of research
4
: something that identifies
a genetic footprint
Examples of footprint in a Sentence
The child left her tiny footprints in the snow.
He walked into the kitchen with his boots on, making muddy footprints on the floor.
The new model has a smaller footprint than the older model.
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With this backing, the company is preparing to expand into France, Spain, Dubai and Canada while deepening its footprint in the United States.
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Rachel King, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The company continues to focus on restructuring its manufacturing footprint and transitioning to an outsourced model.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
Photo by Karen Gazzard/Shutterstock Monhegan Island, Maine Accessible only by personal boat or ferry (like the Monhegan Boat Line), Monhegan Island sits 10 miles off the coast of Maine, where its one-square-mile footprint is home to about 65 diehard year-round residents.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Big vehicles with big environmental footprints Heavy trucks have an outsized effect on both climate change and human health.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Rachel King, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The company continues to focus on restructuring its manufacturing footprint and transitioning to an outsourced model.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
Photo by Karen Gazzard/Shutterstock Monhegan Island, Maine Accessible only by personal boat or ferry (like the Monhegan Boat Line), Monhegan Island sits 10 miles off the coast of Maine, where its one-square-mile footprint is home to about 65 diehard year-round residents.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Big vehicles with big environmental footprints Heavy trucks have an outsized effect on both climate change and human health.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footprint. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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footprint
noun
foot·print
ˈfu̇t-ˌprint
: a track left by the foot
Medical Definition
footprint
noun
foot·print
ˈfu̇t-ˌprint
: an impression of the foot on a surface
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