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 novelist and her sister, Cassandra Austen, lived on the first floor of the building for eight weeks while Jane sought treatment for a nearly yearlong, unidentified illness.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
There wasn't anyone inside the first floor of the building at the time of the crash, but there was a family living in an upstairs apartment who had to be evacuated.
—Tina Patel, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Other players rushed to the railing before heading to the first floor.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Burt said once complete, the building will include a pickleball court and pool on the roof, as well as a conference space on the first floor.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Dec. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
There wasn't anyone inside the first floor of the building at the time of the crash, but there was a family living in an upstairs apartment who had to be evacuated.
—Tina Patel, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Other players rushed to the railing before heading to the first floor.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Burt said once complete, the building will include a pickleball court and pool on the roof, as well as a conference space on the first floor.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Dec. 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 18 Dec. 2025.
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