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floor plan

American  

noun

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


floor plan British  

noun

  1. a drawing to scale of the arrangement of rooms on one floor of a building Compare elevation

"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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Origin of floor plan

First recorded in 1865–70

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The meandering floor plan, with its rooms of various sizes and orientations alongside their resulting passageways and corners, demands that you wander, not map, your perusal of the galleries.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

It features oak flooring, an open floor plan, contemporary finishes, and walls of glass.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

The listing comes complete with a brand new set of images that elegantly capture its open floor plan, tennis court, soaring ceilings, and resort-style pool.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

Its design shows the prison’s floor plan, while one panel depicts a man lifting a barbell labeled “Time” and another reads, “I didn’t do it, Guv!! Honest!”

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Mr. Lemoncello tapped a button in his pirate hat and an animated version of the library’s floor plan was instantly displayed on the conference room’s plasma-screen TVs.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

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