floorboard

noun

floor·​board ˈflȯr-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce floorboard (audio)
1
: a board in a floor
2
: the floor of an automobile

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Creaking floorboards link each room, with the corridors lined with window seats, wooden benches and Moroccan-style rugs. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Johnson burned, branded, and scarified oak or redwood floorboards, and hung them on walls. Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 The moody, dark colors of the interiors are offset by high ceilings and walls of glass that flood the house with natural light, while the hard edges and metal accents are softened by rough-sawn English oak floorboards, natural materials and cozy fabrics. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024 The other was registered to Williams and stored in the front passenger floorboard. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for floorboard 

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of floorboard was in 1881

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“Floorboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floorboard. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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