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dance floor

British  

noun

    1. an area of floor in a disco, etc, where patrons may dance

    2. ( as modifier )

      dance-floor music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The couple didn’t want the Knicks superfans on their guest list out on the dance floor with their phones out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"But I've had so many friends do Strictly, and I thought it was about time that I pluck up the courage and made my way on to the dance floor."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

With a band laboring in the pit, the stage became a dance floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Instead, their positions were linked, with each pair maintaining a certain distance from others, similar to couples on a dance floor avoiding collisions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

A few people start grooving on the makeshift dance floor, which inspires Angela and Hilda to leave the bar area.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

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