subfloor

noun

sub·​floor ˈsəb-ˌflȯr How to pronounce subfloor (audio)
: a rough floor laid as a base for a finished floor

Examples of subfloor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And though their scenes burn with an intensity that feels richer than any other in the play — Boothe is especially fearless in the role — the soggy subfloor of personal history creates a kind of believability sinkhole beneath them. Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Using the Water Extraction Method Carpet cleaning solution Vinegar (optional) Water Instructions How to Clean Carpet Protecting your furniture, carpet padding, and subfloor when cleaning carpets is essential. Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2023 Many peel and stick options are meant to install over an existing subfloor (plywood or concrete) or even a vinyl sheet floor. Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024 Since cork is often used as an underlayment, these tiles require no extra subfloor underneath. Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023 This movement could be your floor moving on top of your subfloor, your subfloor moving on top of your joists, or any combination of friction between the floor system's components. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022 Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the basement and discovered flames burning through the subfloor and extending to the floors above, the release said. Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023 Dump some mortar onto the subfloor and use the smooth (un-notched) edge of a ¼-in. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Nov. 2020 Nine feet wide and only 8 feet tall, the Titan leaves little room for its passengers, who sit on a subfloor inside the carbon-fiber tube. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 19 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of subfloor was in 1838

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“Subfloor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subfloor. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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