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Floor: The area of the court within the end lines and sidelines.

Structural Floor: A framed lumber floor that is installed as a basement floor instead of concrete. This is done on very expansive soils.

Strip Flooring: Wood flooring consisting of narrow, matched strips.

Floor Picture: An employee of a stock exchange who settles disputes related to the auction process on the floor of the stock exchange.

Ledger (For A Structural Floor): The wooden perimeter frame lumber member that bolts onto the face of a foundation wall and supports the wood structural floor.

Floor Exercises: Also called mat class. In these classes, we work on the floor using our own bodies for resistance.

Subfloor: The framing components of a floor to include the sill plate, floor joists, and deck sheeting over which a finish floor is to be laid.

Sea-Floor Spreading: The horizontal movement of oceanic crust

Trading Floor: The trading floor is the active trading area of a stock exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Securities are traded auction-style on an exchange trading floor. That means the . . . View Full Definition

Floor Trader: Unlike floor brokers who fill client orders, floor traders buy and sell stocks or commodities for their own accounts on the floor of an exchange. Floor traders don't pay commissions, which m . . . View Full Definition