floor plan

noun

1
: a scale diagram of a room or suite of rooms viewed from above and used especially for planning effective use and arrangement of furnishings
looking at the builder's floor plan
2
: the layout of a room or a suite of rooms
On the ground floor, design architects removed some walls to create an open floor plan with lots of light …Colleen O'Connor
a house with an unusual floor plan

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Office completely reimagined this Milan home’s floor plan Photography by Sara Magni March 18, 2025 All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors. Marilena Pitino, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025 The popular Prescott and Catalina floor plans, averaging 2,553 square feet, offer two bedrooms and two baths on the main floor. Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025 What hasn't changed is the two available Grand California floor plans: the extra-high 600 and the longer, sleeker 680. New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025 McCain, the broker who helped create floor plans, sold the original sponsor units — including the Baldwins’ penthouse. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floor plan

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of floor plan was in 1831

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“Floor plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20plan. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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