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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Photo : Courtesy of Douglas Elliman The floor plan shows three en-suite bedrooms on the main floor, including the junior primary suite, with the larger primary suite on the second floor. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025 One side note about sleeping arrangements – the Crew Mode floor plan doesn't leave room for Storyteller's convertible two-seat couch/bed, so there are only two beds for an advertised five adults or adult/child mix. New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025 Amara Chase Huntersville, NC Located just 15 miles north of Charlotte, Amara Chase has NC homes for sale that bring a mix of 11 different single-family floor plans with main-floor and second-story primary suites along with some ranch home floor plans. Shea Homes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025 The spacious floor plan also houses a living room area with room for a couch, coffee table, floor lamp, and more. Toni Sutton, People.com, 25 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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