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underflooring

underflooring noun: a layer of flooring underneath the top layer or carpet.

Noun

underflooring (usually uncountable, plural underfloorings)

  1. (usually) A 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

Forms of underflooring

pluralunderfloorings

Origin of underflooring

From under- + flooring.

Questions about underflooring

What does underflooring mean?
Underflooring means a layer of flooring underneath the top layer or carpet.
What part of speech is underflooring?
Underflooring is a noun.
What is the plural of underflooring?
The plural of underflooring is underfloorings.

Words near underflooring in the dictionary

  1. underfleshed
  2. underflip
  3. underflips
  4. underfloor
  5. underfloor heating
  6. underflooring
  7. underfloorings
  8. underfloors
  9. underflow
  10. underflowed
  11. underflowing

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