underflooring

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noun

A layer of flooring underneath the top layer or carpet.

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Meanings

noununderflooring (usually uncountable, plural underfloorings)

plural underfloorings

  1. uncountableusuallyA layer of flooring underneath the top layer or carpet.

    If tenants want uncovered floors, then let them install cork underflooring.

    2009 August 20, “Be Quiet Up There!”, in New York Times

Origin

From under- + flooring.

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APA

underflooring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underflooring

MLA

“underflooring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underflooring. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underflooring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underflooring.

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