first floor
noun
plural first floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : ground floor sense 1
2
chiefly British
: the floor next above the ground floor
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Falene Lindor walked past six elevator doors on the first floor of the Minton-Capehart Federal Building, not knowing where she was supposed to go.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Guests dressed in a mix of Loro Piana ready-to-wear and accessories sipped from coupes of Champagne inside the Frick lobby before museum staff walked groups through the first floors rooms.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
For that use, there’s no need to upgrade the upper level or do any significant improvements on the first floor.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
The first floor will not have retail space, but instead have a conference room, mail room, and other tenant amenities.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Guests dressed in a mix of Loro Piana ready-to-wear and accessories sipped from coupes of Champagne inside the Frick lobby before museum staff walked groups through the first floors rooms.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
For that use, there’s no need to upgrade the upper level or do any significant improvements on the first floor.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
The first floor will not have retail space, but instead have a conference room, mail room, and other tenant amenities.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first floor
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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