floor plan

noun

1

: a scale diagram of a room or suite of rooms viewed from above and used especially for planning effective use and arrangement of furnishings

looking at the builder's floor plan

2

: the layout of a room or a suite of rooms

On the ground floor, design architects removed some walls to create an open floor plan with lots of light …

—Colleen O'Connor

a house with an unusual floor plan

Examples of floor plan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once tucked away in closets, basements, or garages, laundry rooms are now a focal point in many current floor plans. —Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026

Inside, the floor plan flows circuitously, creating an open plan filled with natural light. —Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026

The newest trailer in the Tactical lineup, the Skookum builds on this concept by adding a little extra space to further optimize the day/night-friendly floor plan. —New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026

High-net-worth clients do not want floor plans circulating. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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