FLOOR

floor. Floor, [flore] v.t. to lay a bottom to a room

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Floor (?), n. [[AS. fl�r; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl�r floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. Plain smooth.]] 1. 1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.
2. 2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.
3. 3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
4. 4. A story of a building. See Story.
5. 5. (Legislative Assemblies) (a) The part of the house assigned to the members. (b) The right to speak.
☞ Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in possession of the house. 6. 6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
7. 7. (Mining) (a) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. (b) A horizontal, flat ore body. Raymond.
Floor cloth, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth. — Floor cramp, an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position. — Floor light, a frame with glass panes in a floor. — Floor plan. (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line. (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house.