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 second floor also collapsed onto the first floor, per Fox 26.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The blaze broke out on the first floor of the apartment building near Onderdonk Ave.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
An orthodontist leases the first floor, and John shares the second floor with an insurance agent.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Another heating zone covers the living areas of the first floor while a third zone is for the bedrooms.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The blaze broke out on the first floor of the apartment building near Onderdonk Ave.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
An orthodontist leases the first floor, and John shares the second floor with an insurance agent.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Another heating zone covers the living areas of the first floor while a third zone is for the bedrooms.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
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 13 Jan. 2026.
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