floorboard

noun

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

Examples of floorboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The floorboards were fixed after the Herald started its inquiry into Liberty Square —more than two years after initially complaining, according to the resident. C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024 Investigators found a left shoe, the same size, brand and color as the shoe Berry wore at the hospital, on the front passenger floorboard. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2024 Police found the unresponsive pup with a laceration on its head in the pickup’s floorboard. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024 This ride-on toy features the same vibrant red and yellow colors from its original glory days but is modernized with a removable floorboard, which allows for an easy transition of control between kids and parents. Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 May 2024 Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, November 2016 The biggest room in the house is the dining room, laid with wide oak floorboards. Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024 Over the years, various improvements have included lightening the herringbone-pattern oak floorboards and revamping a small and dark home theater into a light and airy media lounge. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2024 This 3 bedroom, 4 (ish) bathroom home boasts of work from home spaces, lovely period floorboards and mysterious hallways that don’t logically seem to join spaces together but always feel cohesive and purposeful. Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024 Responding police found a firearm and 19 rounds of ammunition on the front floorboard of the driver’s side of the vehicle. Bay City News, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024

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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 18 May. 2024.

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