"subfloor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subfloors [plural]
Etymology: sub- + floor Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|floor}} sub- + floor Head templates: {{en-noun}} subfloor (plural subfloors)
  1. (construction) The floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring or other finishing surface such as a carpet Categories (topical): Construction Translations (The floor structure supporting and underlying the visible flooring): ψευδοπάτωμα (psevdopátoma) [neuter] (Greek), pavimentazione [feminine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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