floor covering

collocation in English

meaningsoffloorandcovering

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfloor.
floor
noun
uk
/flɔːr/us
/flɔːr/
the flat surface of a room on which ...
See more atfloor
covering
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkʌv.ər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈkʌv.ɚ.ɪŋ/
a layer of something that covers ...
See more atcovering

(Definition offloorandcoveringfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffloor covering

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Mariaplaats, for example, gives the impression that it is composed of one material only: brown-red brick for facades andfloorcovering.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I hope that he will tell us of cheaper kinds offloorcoveringof a kind that we would put in his own sitting room.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Floorcoveringis much less of a necessity than an effective means of heating water in the house.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
So long asfloorcoveringremains subject to this tax it is right that it should, as far as possible, fall fairly upon them.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For example, 535 accidents were caused by defective furniture orfloorcovering.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
During the course of the consultations which took place, it seems that the effect of the order on other types offloorcoveringwas overlooked.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Shortly afterwards, the house having been monitored, much of the furniture andfloorcoveringwere found to be radioactive.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I was pointing out that the order only referred tofloorcovering.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Some of thefloorcoveringand other material will, where possible, be taken into store for re-use.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For example, there is the flooring orfloorcoveringcalled mastic asphalt, which is a composition material.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thefloorcoveringis of poor quality, easily scuffed, and held in place by tacks.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The question in dispute may be a matter of additional natural lighting, ventilation, better sanitary provisions, betterfloorcoveringor improved sleeping accommodation.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There should be a uniformfloorcoveringover the whole hospital, which should be cleaned by mops.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In point of fact, the wood block floor is not afloorcoveringbut is an actual floor.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I understand that complaints of the quality of some of the felt basefloorcoveringbeing sold have been made by customers to retailers.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Last year the yield of taxation onfloorcoveringwas no less than £17 million a year, a substantial sum.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The work has included redecoration and the replacement offloorcovering, seating and lighting.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition offloor
Go to the definition ofcovering
See other collocations withfloor