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

Examples of floor plan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The video shows that the home featured many classic midcentury design features, including an open floor plan, clean lines, lots of glass and natural wood and a fusion of indoor and outdoor spaces. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024 Eisenhower Pointe offers four basic floor plans: The Armistead and Brenman for condos, and the Clermont and Montgomery for townhouses. Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024 Versus the open floor plan of a standard Ioniq 5—remember, there’s no conventional transmission that requires a center tunnel—the N version adds a traditional center console with knee pads to brace drivers in corners. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2024 Ceilings soar to 12 feet; gigantic windows flood the rooms with natural light; and a funky yet liveable floor plan is unlike anything else in New York. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024 Quickly assemble org charts, floor plans, flow diagrams, and other visualizations either from a template database or starting from scratch, or update your previous Visio projects with new items and data sources. Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024 The multi-story floor plans with bay windows and expansive terraces offer views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, Angel Island and the Berkeley Hills. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024 Obviously, everyone’s emotional floor plan is different. Ian Kerner, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024 This single-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and three baths. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024

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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 27 Apr. 2024.

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