first floor

noun

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of first floor

1 : ground floor 1

2 chiefly British : the floor next above the ground floor

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The previous plan called for apartments and an office building with shopping on the first floor.

— jordyn noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "From a baseball complex, to condos to Fleet Farm, here's a roundup of major developments around Lake Country," 5 June 2018
In fact, by the time Peterson got to Building 700, Cruz had already killed 11 people on the first floor.

— NBC News, "Parkland officer Scot Peterson's message to families: 'I'm sorry'," 5 June 2018
The front wing houses the common space on the first floor.

— shari rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "Hot Property: Old Northside $1.65M modern home with 2 wings and Italian courtyard," 1 June 2018
How will critics and Whitney patrons feel about the museum selling duds on the first floor?

— cathy horyn, The Cut, "Eckhaus Latta Will Open a Shoppable Gallery Show at the Whitney," 29 May 2018
The Didion family bought the place in the late 1940s, and Frank Reese Didion operated his insurance business out of an office on the first floor.

— alexei koseff, sacbee, "Joan Didion's high school home in Sacramento is for sale – can you afford it?," 28 May 2018
Authorities found a rear deck door open on the first floor.

— erin mccarthy, Philly.com, "A trail of blood and a murder mystery in a Berwyn widow's death," 26 May 2018
The Porter Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze, which investigators believe started on the first floor.

— carole carlson, Post-Tribune, "28-year-old man dies in Porter apartment building fire," 5 May 2018
Back on the first floor, Il Venetian, a fine-dining Italian restaurant, takes the place of David's, a casual space best known for its breakfast buffet.

— susan glaser, cleveland.com, "Downtown Cleveland's Marriott at Key Center gets a new owner, new look, restaurant and spa (photos)," 29 Apr. 2018

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: the floor of a building that is at ground level
: the floor of a building that is immediately above the ground floor

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