ground floor
noun
plural ground floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : first floor sense 1
2
: a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants
—used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor
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The university completed some $1 million in improvements to the refectory’s basement and ground floor in 2022 and 2023, but did not install the drive.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
The home’s ground floor holds two large reception rooms, one of which has a disco ball cheekily hung from the coffered ceiling and another that is furnished as a formal dining room.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
The home’s ground floor holds two large reception rooms, one of which has a disco ball cheekily hung from the coffered ceiling and another that is furnished as a formal dining room.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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