subfloor

American  

[suhb-flawr, -flohr] / ˈsʌbˌflɔr, -ˌfloʊr /

Often subflooring

noun

1. a rough floor beneath a finished floor.

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subfloor British  

/ ˈsʌbˌflɔː /

noun

1. a rough floor that forms a base for a finished floor

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Etymology

Origin of subfloor

sub- + floor

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Example Sentences

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subfloor

Within an hour they had assembled a section of subfloor for a house that is soon to be delivered to East Palm Street in Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

This rigid material must be custom cut and fit tight between the floor joists, subfloor and sill plate.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

Sometimes a gap is easy to close, sometimes it’s trickier and sometimes it’s impossible, because something, such as a cabinet, was screwed through the flooring and into the subfloor.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023

You can also install peel-and-stick flooring over an unfinished subfloor or concrete to “fake” a completed floor, says Elizabeth Rees, co-founder of Chasing Paper, a company that produces removable wallpaper.

From Washington Post ● May 10, 2022

“It’s the base for us to put the subfloor on. Then the house,” I say.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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