floor pan

American  

noun

1. a solid bottom, found in some types of automobiles, that adds rigidity to the structure and serves as the base for the seats.

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Example Sentences

While we’re gedenken, imagine if the canceled Ford F-150 Lightning had a floor pan full of magic Donuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“Gas, gas. More gas. You full throttle?” he said as the high-revving 4-cylinder engine screamed over the squish of tires on mud and the click-click of stones being kicked up against the floor pan.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2016

The Renegade starts life atop the FCA global 4x4 small-wide architecture: that means a majority-steel unit-body, front-transverse engine layout, slightly raised floor pan, strut suspension, five seats, five doors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2016

Kia locates the battery across the floor pan, giving the Soul an ultra-low center of gravity that improves handling.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2014

Moreover, the agency said that while its engineers had concluded that the Toyota pedal and floor pan design could pose a danger, that alone was not enough to force a recall.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2010