footprint

noun/ˈfʊtprɪnt/

Frequency rank: #7,482 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the impact or effect that something has on the environment, or the area of ground covered by something.

Illustration for the English word “footprint”

Example sentence

The new building was designed to leave the smallest possible footprint on the environment.

Synonyms & related words

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