floorboard

noun

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

Examples of floorboard in a Sentence

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Here's the opening verse and chorus: Eighty-nine cents in the ashtray Half-empty bottle of Gatorade Rollin' on the floorboard. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 The 24-year-old’s body was found in her car, covered in blankets on the floorboard. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025 The floorboards were culled from trees cut down to make the driveway. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 Almost every step is accompanied by creaking floorboards, begging to tell the stories of the many locals who came before, sharing coffee and conversation. Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025 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 10 Jun. 2025.

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