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

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When Angie spills the smoothie accidentally, PAT’s floor absorbers are activated, and the mess literally disappears into the floorboards. Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 In virtually staged listing photos, the floorboards are black and polished, the walls are white, and, in lieu of a wall dividing the bedroom from the living and dining, there are custom double-sided bookshelves just shy of the roughly 13-foot ceiling. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Mar. 2026 Edge and corner reach Robot vacuums have never been great at getting into corners and along edges, but some models feature extendable brushes or mops that can get into corners and along floorboards. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 The history of the company is bound up in the very foundation, walls and floorboards of our first store in the city’s historic market. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for floorboard

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 8 Apr. 2026.

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