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noun

a diagram of one room, apartment, or entire floor of a building, usually drawn to scale.

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The Letter B Once Had A Much Longer NameThe letter B was part of the Phoenician alphabet more than 3000 years ago in 1000 BCE. At that time, the letter was called beth and looked a little different, but it made the sound of b and was second in the alphabet. The shape of the letter resembled the floor plan of a house, and the word beth meant “house.” This is pictured below. In Hebrew, the letter was called beth, bet, or bayt which also …
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Words related to floor plan

layout

Words nearby floor plan

floor leader, floor loom, floor manager, floor model, floor pan, floor plan, floor planning, floor plate, floor pocket, floor price, floor sample

Origin of floor plan

First recorded in 1865–70
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Examples from the Web for floor plan

  • The window seat may have a window at each end, as shown in the floor-plan, or panels, as indicated in the elevation.

    Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson

  • Again, the kitchen that can be built to one floor-plan cannot be built to another.

    Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson

  • In the average house the architect's task seems virtually confined xx to the elevations and floor-plan.

    The Decoration of Houses|Edith Wharton

  • The floor-plan of a house has a definite relation to house keeping requirements, which is not fully appreciated.

    Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for floor plan

floor plan

noun

a drawing to scale of the arrangement of rooms on one floor of a buildingCompare elevation (def. 5)
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