: a flattish foot on the leg of a spacecraft for distributing weight to minimize sinking into a surface
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Plus, adjustable footpads ensure its stability on uneven ground.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 10 June 2025
The wide footpads give the rider leverage for acceleration, stopping and turning.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The deck is 40 inches long and 10 inches wide at the footpads.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The cost of a Pint X with the larger footpads, folding handle and performance tire adds up to $1,480.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
Simply center the tool directly over the weed, press it firmly into the ground using the footpad, and then lean the handle towards the footpad.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024
Remove your foot and lean the tool toward the side with the footpad and the weed should pop right out.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
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Their talons also curve more sharply than those of other raptors, and their footpads are equipped with tiny spines that act like Velcro against fish scales.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Plus, adjustable footpads ensure its stability on uneven ground.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 10 June 2025
The wide footpads give the rider leverage for acceleration, stopping and turning.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The deck is 40 inches long and 10 inches wide at the footpads.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The cost of a Pint X with the larger footpads, folding handle and performance tire adds up to $1,480.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
Simply center the tool directly over the weed, press it firmly into the ground using the footpad, and then lean the handle towards the footpad.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024
Remove your foot and lean the tool toward the side with the footpad and the weed should pop right out.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
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“Footpad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footpad. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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