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

Along the way, there are before-and-after floor plans, garden schemes, and a recipe for Meyers Family Hot Fudge. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026

Connecting those stairs creates floor plans that favor one-bedroom units since many units will only have a single window. — Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Inside the double glass front doors, the open floor plan is highlighted by a central foyer with a floating wrought-iron staircase. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026

Hunker The remainder of the Pod floor plan is also quite familiar from the greater camper market. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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