floorboard

noun

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

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Mitski has never been afraid of thinking big, and there are moments here where the floorboards groan a little. Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026 Klepac, who is certified by the Passive House Institute to design exceptionally energy-efficient homes, works with specialists who seal everything from can lights and other electrical features to floorboards and crawl spaces. Jessica Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026 Like her previous film, Nightborn is a siren song from under the floorboards and the primal demands of nature, despite our attempts to build on top of them. Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026 And just as the questions are sinking into our souls, some mist starts to rise up from the floorboards of Tower 12 and turn itself into something like a human form, a specter, an apparition, a boy made real. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2026.

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