Added 9 October 2026 floorboard noun Categories: ThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about floorboard at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor. The floor of a vehicle. verb To sink the gas pedal into the floorboard of the car, in order to bring the car to the highest possible speed. Origin From floor + board. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: flooringfloortrolleybusjoistplanchingfloorercornfloorsleeperplanchercontabulationplank Back to today's word