floor-through

noun

ˈflȯr-ˌthrü 

: an apartment that occupies an entire floor of a building

Examples of floor-through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This week, our picks include a brownstone floor-through with original Italianate flourishes in Prospect Heights and a garden apartment in the far West Village with a private patio. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026

With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself. — Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025

Later, after the rest of the city’s inhabitants have been wiped out by a colossal storm, Baucis and Philemon issue their requests to the gods and are granted, first, a floor-through loft in Chinatown. — Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for floor-through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
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• anew
• askew
• baboo
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• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou