first floor

noun

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Definition of first floor

1 : ground floor 1

2 chiefly British : the floor next above the ground floor

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The only black focal piece on the first floor is the barn door that opens to the study off the foyer.

— emma austin, The Courier-Journal, "This modern Louisville-area farmhouse was designed with family in mind," 12 July 2018
Two bedrooms on the first floor lead out to the pool and patio, and a staircase visible at the entry leads up to two more bedrooms and the master suite, which overlooks the ocean.

— samantha weiss hills, Curbed, "A Fire Island house brings the spirit of sand and surf indoors," 9 July 2018
Minoru Katayama, 86, rushed back to his home in Mabi city, in Okayama prefecture, on Monday, and found his 88-year-old wife, Chiyoko, dead on the first floor.

— Fox News, "Rescuers look through mud for Japan flood victims; 122 dead," 9 July 2018
The commercial space on the first floor is 315-square-feet and has already been leased to a coffee shop.

— phillip molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Building up, instead of tearing down, in Tijuana," 2 July 2018
The brewery is located on the first floor, while the taproom is on the second and the restaurant — which will be operated by food-service company Aramark — is on the third.

— wesley case, baltimoresun.com, "Guinness' first U.S. brewery, to open in Baltimore County in August, to spur economic benefits across region," 28 June 2018
Meetings were held there, but the real draw was the bar and pool tables on the first floor.

— bill van niekerken, SFChronicle.com, "Beach Chalet: From 1925 draw to dangerous dive bar to SF classic," 27 June 2018
Floodwaters rose to the first floor of Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin, but no one was evacuated.

— dawn mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "Looking back at the 2008 floods in Indiana," 7 June 2018
The renovations also include adding a new family restroom to the first floor.

— emily sorensen, Pomerado News, "Renovations in store for Poway movie theater," 7 May 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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