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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The fire damaged two apartments on the second floor of the complex, and two units on the first floor suffered water damage, authorities added.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
The grocery store will be on the first floor of the building, with parking on the top two levels in a garage.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Under his ownership, Hammacher opened a first floor store at Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue in 1983, with its corporate headquarters located in the office above, according to a history timeline on the company’s website.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Two curved cement block fireplaces gracing corners in the living room and primary bedroom provide further warmth, while rust-red concrete floors on the first floor lend a cozy pop of color.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
The grocery store will be on the first floor of the building, with parking on the top two levels in a garage.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Under his ownership, Hammacher opened a first floor store at Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue in 1983, with its corporate headquarters located in the office above, according to a history timeline on the company’s website.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Two curved cement block fireplaces gracing corners in the living room and primary bedroom provide further warmth, while rust-red concrete floors on the first floor lend a cozy pop of color.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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