- present participle of floor.
noun
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the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
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another word for floor
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Airy and light, the decor is both California and traditional in style, with French doors in the living room, multiple fireplaces, and warm wood flooring throughout.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
As well as reusing window blinds and kitchen units, Ali attempted to have the laminate flooring he had installed in his old office removed and reused in his new one.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
National Park Service crews dumped hydrogen peroxide into the water last week and then pieces of the new flooring started breaking loose as crews began vacuuming the pool floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
To combat this, the Hab and pop-tents have special flooring material.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Items for which demand was last week reported high: Beer glasses and mugs, mirrors, linen, uniforms for barkeeps and barmaids, cabinet work including paneling for bars, murals, mosaic and composition floorings; also sausage, pretzels, pickles.
From Time Magazine Archive
His was the only voice raised in protest against those who pillaged windows and door posts, or flitted at moonlight with joists and floorings.
From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John
The porters and the Swiss burned the poles of the chairs, and even the floorings and wainscots intended for the great gallery.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
There seemed to be some water inside her, for it washed up above the floorings at every heave.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold
They could hear the loose halyards slap the mast and the water splash about beneath the floorings, and the soft lapping of the tide along the planking.
From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold
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