floorboardnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈflɔː.bɔːd/us/ˈflɔːr.bɔːrd/one of the long, straight pieces of wood used to make a floor
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- hardboard
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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
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- I've never heard a sound, not the creak of a floorboard, the slam of a door, the opening of a window, nor the distant gurgle of cool, clear water, gushing into plumbing.