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 restaurant is two levels, filling 7,500 square feet, with a central bar and main dining room on the first floor.
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Connie Ogle
may 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
That plus a ramp for the wraparound porch will make the first floor of the mansion ADA-compliant for the first time in the structure’s 141-year history, Curator Serena Ard said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
The Queens building has a spa on the first floor.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Shops and restaurants will be on the first floor with office space on the second level and structured parking in every building.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
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Connie Ogle
may 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
That plus a ramp for the wraparound porch will make the first floor of the mansion ADA-compliant for the first time in the structure’s 141-year history, Curator Serena Ard said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
The Queens building has a spa on the first floor.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Shops and restaurants will be on the first floor with office space on the second level and structured parking in every building.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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