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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In his car, police found a black semi-automatic pistol on the driver’s side floorboard between the seat and pedals. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025 The bodies of four Confederate generals were laid out on the back porch, leaving blood stains on the floorboards. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025 The place was a dump, with paint chipping from the ceilings, floors slanted at strange angles, rodent droppings situated along the floorboards, and paper-thin walls that welcomed in bitter winter air. Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 Creator and showrunner Patrick Macmanus opens with the 1978 abduction of Robert Piest, whose well-to-do family triggers a police investigation that uncovers multiple bodies under John Wayne Gacy’s (Michael Chernus) floorboards. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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