under-floorv.
/ˌʌndəˈflɔː/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌflɔr/ transitive. To provide with, or form, a floor or under-floor.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > floor
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the world > space > relative position > low position > put in low position [verb (transitive)] > have position under > constitute the base of
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1778 Philos. Trans. 1777 (Royal Soc.) 68 890 The method of under~flooring I have also applied..to a wooden stair-case.
1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 155 The basitemporal and parasphenoid bones which underfloor the whole skull.
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