second floor
noun
1
US
: the floor just above the lowest floor
2
British
: the floor that is two floors above the ground floor level
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Some of the shots fired entered the second floor of a nearby building.
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Smoke was coming from the second floor of the building, authorities added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
With 697 square feet on the ground floor and another 679 square feet on the second floor, this Amazon tiny home is basically the mansions of tiny homes.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Police said Kernodle and Chapin were in a bedroom on the second floor of the residence while Goncalves and Mogen were killed in a bedroom on the third floor.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Smoke was coming from the second floor of the building, authorities added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
With 697 square feet on the ground floor and another 679 square feet on the second floor, this Amazon tiny home is basically the mansions of tiny homes.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Police said Kernodle and Chapin were in a bedroom on the second floor of the residence while Goncalves and Mogen were killed in a bedroom on the third floor.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Second floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20floor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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