Definition of Floorboard

1. Noun. A board in the floor.

Exact synonyms: Floor Board
Generic synonyms: Board

2. Noun. The floor of an automobile.
Group relationships: Auto, Automobile, Car, Machine, Motorcar
Generic synonyms: Floor, Flooring

Definition of Floorboard

1. Noun. Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor. ¹

2. Noun. The floor of a car. ¹

3. Verb. To sink the gas pedal into the floorboard of the car, in order to bring the car to the highest possible speed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Floorboard

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Floorboard

floor of orbit
floor of tympanic cavity
floor plan
floor plan lending
floor plans
floor plate
floor puzzle
floor puzzles
floor show
floor through
floor tile
floor wax
floorage
floorages
floorball
floorboard (current term)
floorboards
floorcloth
floorcloths
floordrobe
floored
floorer
floorers
floorgrip
floorgrips
floorheads
flooring
floorings
floorless
floorlet

Literary usage of Floorboard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1883)
"The internal rabbet at the bottom and the external one at the top serve as receivers for the floorboard and the roof, rendering plinths unnecessary. ..."

2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1875)
"As to the bees attaching the comb to the floorboard, the instance Mr. Cheshire gives is no proof that they do so naturally; in his case it might have arisen ..."

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