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

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With popularity dating back to the 1950s, open-concept layouts are floor plans that intentionally don’t have any dividing walls between rooms to create one large space. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026 From there, the floor plan unfolds without the interruptions of a typical apartment layout, allowing residents to walk around the perimeter and take in the city from nearly every direction. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Along the way, there are before-and-after floor plans, garden schemes, and a recipe for Meyers Family Hot Fudge. Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026 Connecting those stairs creates floor plans that favor one-bedroom units since many units will only have a single window. Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 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 2 Sep. 2026.

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