0 a floor, usually made of wood or an artifical material similar to wood, that is not fixed to the surface underneath it, for example using glue or nails: --
I have a floating floor in my current house and the only time I notice it is when I walk past the Welsh dresser and the plates rattle slightly.
Floating floors are commonly used where existing floorboards are basically sound, but not in good enough repair to sand and seal.
He pointed out the floating floor—a laminate hardwood floor that rests on a layer of foam.
Engineered wood can be nailed or glued down, or comes in tongue-and-groove planks that are glued together to form a floating floor.