floor — meaning, examples & etymology [English]

floor (/flɔːr/)

noun  ·  Beginner  ·  Daily Life

🔊 /flɔːr/

Meaning

Meaning: ground surface of room

The lower surface of a room that you walk on, or a level of a building.

Examples

🗣 She dropped her keys on the floor and had to crawl under the table to find them.

Etymology

From Old English ‘flor’, meaning the ground or pavement, related to Dutch ‘vloer’.

How & Where It’s Used

Used daily for the surface underfoot or a storey of a building, as in ‘third floor’.

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Tags: home, room

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