footpad(1) [
foot + obsolete
pad,
highwayman (probably from Middle Dutch
pad,
path. See
pent- in Indo-European Roots).]
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foot·pad(2) (f

t

păd

)
n.A plate or similar structure on the leg of a spacecraft that distributes weight and helps prevent sinking after landing.
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