[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

floor \floor\ fl=or, n. as. fl=or; akin to d. vloer, g.
   flur field, floor, entrance hall, icel. fl=or floor of a
   cow stall, cf. ir.  gael. lar floor, ground, earth, w.
   llawr, perh. akin to l. planus level. cf. plain smooth.
   1. the bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which
      we stand and upon which the movables in the room are
      supported.
      1913 webster

   2. the structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper
      covering, which divides a building horizontally into
      stories. floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of
      floor in sense 2.
      1913 webster

   3. the surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we
      walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
      1913 webster

   4. a story of a building. see story.
      1913 webster

   5. legislative assemblies
      a the part of the house assigned to the members.
      b the right to speak; as, the gentleman from iowa has
          the floor. u.s.
          1913 webster

   note: instead of he has the floor, the english say, he is in
         possession of the house.
         1913 webster

   6. naut. that part of the bottom of a vessel on each side
      of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
      1913 webster

   7. mining
      a the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal
          deposit.
      b a horizontal, flat ore body. --raymond.
          1913 webster

   floor cloth, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or
      saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors;
      oilcloth.

   floor cramp, an implement for tightening the seams of floor
      boards before nailing them in position.

   floor light, a frame with glass panes in a floor.

   floor plan.
      a shipbuilding a longitudinal section, showing a ship
          as divided at the water line.
      b arch. a horizontal section, showing the thickness of
          the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages,
          apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of
          a house.
          1913 webster
see also:
plain story floor cloth floor cramp floor light floor plan 

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