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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Officials said the fire began in a crawl space underneath the home and burned through the first floor.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The first floor also has two beauty sections.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Dec. 2025
In his redesign, Gehry made over a dim first floor into an open space saturated with daylight.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Duval-Carrie’s gigantic rectangular panels greet visitors on the first floor.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The first floor also has two beauty sections.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Dec. 2025
In his redesign, Gehry made over a dim first floor into an open space saturated with daylight.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Duval-Carrie’s gigantic rectangular panels greet visitors on the first floor.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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