Usually means: Points for support in climbing.
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  1. footholds: Merriam-Webster
  2. footholds: Collins English Dictionary
  3. footholds: Vocabulary.com
  4. footholds: Wordnik
  5. footholds: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. footholds: Wiktionary
  7. footholds: Dictionary.com
  8. footholds: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (foothold)

noun:  (climbing) A solid grip with the feet.
noun:  (by extension) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.
noun:  (military) Airhead, beachhead, bridgehead, lodgement.
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