floorboard

noun

Meaning

Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor.
The floor of a car.
To sink the gas pedal into the floorboard of the car, in order to bring the car to the highest possible speed.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

floor board(English)flooring(English)floor(English)trolleybus(English)joist(English)planching(English)floorer(English)cornfloor(English)rear(English)seat(English)tom(English)room(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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