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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Cathy peers down at them through a hole in the floorboards. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 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 Allwood Getaway 2 This gorgeous cabin kit is built from solid Nordic spruce, from the vaulted ceiling to the floorboards. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026 Footage of the search appears to show officers pulling a blue rifle from the front passenger floorboard. Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for floorboard

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 20 Feb. 2026.

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