floor plan

noun

1
: a scale diagram of a room or suite of rooms viewed from above and used especially for planning effective use and arrangement of furnishings
looking at the builder's floor plan
2
: the layout of a room or a suite of rooms
On the ground floor, design architects removed some walls to create an open floor plan with lots of light …—Colleen O'Connor
a house with an unusual floor plan

Examples of floor plan in a Sentence

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Beauer's design expands the trailer interior from a single space that needs to fit the entirety of the floor plan to three individual sections that each house a different space. — New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026 Floor plans include studios and one-bedrooms, with a range of rents across floor plans. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 The floor plan is designed to feel less like a series of rooms connected by hallways and more like a continuous space that shifts between entertaining and private living. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026 Open floor plans have turned the kitchen into part of the living room, so the coffee maker, toaster and tangle of cords are on display from the couch. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for floor plan

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of floor plan was in 1831

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“Floor plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20plan. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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