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foot·rest

 (fo͝ot′rĕst′)
n.
A support on which to rest the feet.
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footrest

(ˈfʊtˌrɛst)
n
something that provides a support for the feet, such as a low stool, rail, etc
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foot•rest

(ˈfʊtˌrɛst)

n.
a support for a person's feet.
[1860–65]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.footrest - a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated personfootrest - a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
stool - a simple seat without a back or arms
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Translations
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footrest

[ˈfʊtrest] N [of wheelchair] → reposapiés m inv; [of motorbike] → estribo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

footrest

[ˈfʊtrɛst] nrepose-pied m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

footrest

[ˈfʊtˌrɛst] npoggiapiedi m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

footrest

n reposapiés m
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(Supplied photo) 3 / 6 Muvi Suites feature luxurious, fully-motorized reclining leather chairs with footrest to sit back and relax.
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Enter the Travel Bread Airplane Hammock, an gadget that acts as both a seat-cover and footrest. The ergonomic design, adjustability and easy portability of the travel footrest hammock makes it ideal for any trip, whether you are travelling by plane, coach, boat and more.
From a distance my wife looked at me disapprovingly at the embarrassment I had put us in because of my insistence of bringing a footrest in my backpack.
Father-of-one Ateeq Rafiq, 24, died of a catastrophic brain injury after his head became wedged in an automatic footrest at the Star City Vue Multiplex.
A jury has concluded that missed opportunities led to the death of a cinemagoer whose neck became trapped in an electronic footrest as he searched for his keys and phone under his seat.
But he said the mechanism on the footrest of the seat where Mr Rafiq had been sitting was unsafe, and the weight up to three quarters of a tonne.
A CINEMA-GOER died after his neck got stuck in an electronic footrest as he searched for his keys and phone under his seat, an inquest heard.
[4] Install the footrest (G), pre-drilling holes to avoid splitting the ends (Photo 4, Page 53).
The weaver sits in front of the loom, fixes the back strap and rests her leg on the footrest. The footrest can be adjusted to keep the loom in tension.
When he bent down to retrieve it, the electric seat's footrest is believed to have clamped down on his head.