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 June, a 24-year-old was detained after officers found seven Amazon parrots in a cardboard box on his passenger floorboard. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Inside, the rooms look as old as the exterior, but in an open, unfussily modern way, with wide, wooden floorboards from old growth trees and patchy plaster walls. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026 The original layout, cedar and cinnamon-wood floorboards, roof tiles, doors and window frames, were preserved. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 On the front passenger side floorboard of the Volkswagen, police allegedly found an unopened alcoholic beverage, the warrant affidavit said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026 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 1 May. 2026.

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