floor-work

[ flawr-wurk, flohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Dance.

a sequence of exercises done at the beginning of a class or before a performance in sitting and supine positions on the floor in order to stretch and warm up the body.

The envelope was fastened at the bottom to a rigid floor-work of steel tubing and from this the car was suspended.

We revised our floor work and added some cellar and garret and ceiling and second-story work to it.

Then I thought of the incident of my getting chosen from the pit for floor work on the furnaces.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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