threshing floor

US/ˈθɹɛ.ʃiŋ ˌfloɹ/

noun

The floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.

Meanings

nounthreshing floor (plural threshing floors)

plural threshing floors · alternative thrashing floor · alternative thrashing-floor · alternative threshing-floor

  1. historicalagricultureThe floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.

    Synonyms: cornfloor, grain yard, summer floor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἅλως, ἅλων
  • ἅλως (hálōs)floor of a threshing house
  • ἅλων (hálōn)floor of a threshing house
Arabic جُرْن, جَرِين
  • جُرْن (jurn)floor of a threshing house
  • جَرِين (jarīn)floor of a threshing house
  • بَيْدَر (baydar)floor of a threshing house
  • أَنْدَر (ʔandar)floor of a threshing house
  • مَنْدِر (mandir)floor of a threshing house
  • مَنْدِرَة (mandira)floor of a threshing house
  • مَنْدَرة (mandara)floor of a threshing house
Basque larrain
  • larrainfloor of a threshing house
Bengali খামার
  • খামার (khamar)floor of a threshing house
Bulgarian гу́мно, харма́н
  • гу́мно (gúmno)floor of a threshing house
  • харма́н (harmán)floor of a threshing house
  • ток (tok)floor of a threshing house
Catalan era
  • erafloor of a threshing house
Chinese Mandarin 禾場 /禾场
  • 禾場 /禾场 (hécháng)floor of a threshing house
Czech humno, mlat
  • humnofloor of a threshing house
  • mlatfloor of a threshing house
Dutch dorsvloer
  • dorsvloerfloor of a threshing house
Esperanto draŝejo
  • draŝejofloor of a threshing house
Estonian rehealune
  • rehealunefloor of a threshing house
Finnish puimatanner
  • puimatannerfloor of a threshing house
French aire
  • airefloor of a threshing house
German Dreschboden, Tenne
  • Dreschbodenfloor of a threshing house
  • Tennefloor of a threshing house
Greek αλώνι
  • αλώνι (alóni)floor of a threshing house
Hebrew גֹּרֶן
  • גֹּרֶן (góren)floor of a threshing house
Hungarian szérű
  • szérűfloor of a threshing house
Irish urlár buailte
  • urlár buailtefloor of a threshing house
Italian aia
  • aiafloor of a threshing house
Korean 타작마당
  • 타작마당 (tajangmadang)floor of a threshing house
Latin ārea
  • āreafloor of a threshing house
Latvian klons
  • klonsfloor of a threshing house
Persian خرمن
  • خرمن (xarman, xerman)floor of a threshing house
Polish klepisko, gumno
  • klepiskofloor of a threshing house
  • gumnofloor of a threshing house
Portuguese malhadouro, calcadouro
  • malhadourofloor of a threshing house
  • calcadourofloor of a threshing house
  • eirafloor of a threshing house
Romanian arie
  • ariefloor of a threshing house
Russian ток, гумно́
  • ток (tok)floor of a threshing house
  • гумно́ (gumnó)floor of a threshing house
Slovak humno
  • humnofloor of a threshing house
Spanish era
  • erafloor of a threshing house
Swedish loggolv
  • loggolvfloor of a threshing house
Tamil களம்
  • களம் (kaḷam)floor of a threshing house
Turkish harman
  • harmanfloor of a threshing house
Ukrainian тік, гумно́
  • тік (tik)floor of a threshing house
  • гумно́ (humnó)floor of a threshing house
Cite this entry
APA

threshing floor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshing%20floor

MLA

“threshing floor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshing%20floor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “threshing floor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshing%20floor.

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