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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Troopers also noticed a bundle of wax folds on the driver side floorboard that later tested positive for fentanyl, according to state police. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024 Even her 2018 country album was disco glitter right down to the floorboards. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024 One of the guns was registered to Williams' brother and stored in the floorboard behind the driver's seat. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024 This was a home, this was sustenance and protection, on the floorboards, under the lights and with the full blast of love from several thousand people. Rosanne Cash, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for floorboard 

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 6 Jan. 2025.

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