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 caused extensive damage to the first floor of the residence.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
One guest bedroom and bathroom complete the first floor.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
In 1901, the year after the couple got married, Frank built the two-story house right along the New River with a trading post on the first floor and a community hall on the second.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Apparel dominates the first floor and continues onto the second, which then features two walls of sneakers and a customization room for footwear, apparel and accessories.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
One guest bedroom and bathroom complete the first floor.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
In 1901, the year after the couple got married, Frank built the two-story house right along the New River with a trading post on the first floor and a community hall on the second.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Apparel dominates the first floor and continues onto the second, which then features two walls of sneakers and a customization room for footwear, apparel and accessories.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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 17 Oct. 2025.
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