floorboard

• Sustantivo que designa una tabla larga y estrecha que forma parte de un suelo de madera, o el suelo de un vehículo.

A noun referring to a long, narrow board that forms part of a wooden floor, or the floor of an automobile.

1. Board in a floorB1formal

   A long, flat piece of wood or other material that forms part of a floor.

   tabla del suelo

   • The old floorboards creaked as she walked across the room.
   • He replaced a damaged floorboard in the hallway.
   • The carpenter sanded the floorboards before varnishing them.

   Sinónimosplank

2. Floor of an automobileB1informal

   The flat surface at the bottom of a vehicle's interior, where the driver and passengers place their feet.

   Piso del automóvil

   • He dropped his keys on the floorboard of the car.
   • The floorboard was covered in mud from the hiking trip.
   • She pressed the accelerator pedal to the floorboard.