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 Celeste adds that strong axial alignments bring a sense of order and ground the living spaces within the open floor plan. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 29 May 2024 The floor plan is open, with vaulted ceilings, distressed stucco walls and micro-cement floors. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for floor plan 

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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of floor plan was in 1831

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“Floor plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20plan. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

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