floorboard

noun

floor·​board ˈflȯr-ˌbȯrd 

1

: a board in a floor

2

: the floor of an automobile

Examples of floorboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her purse and a pack of Marlboro Lights sat on the floorboard of her car. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Cue French moldings and geometric Parisian floorboards mingling with Italian materials like travertine marble. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Sound wafting through the floorboards, Frey took note of the effort. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026

With no score, the film’s vivid sound design of billowing foliage, creaky doors and floorboards, creates an austere ambience that softens with quiet feeling as the contours of the family’s troubles are gradually filled out. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for floorboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword