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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Upstairs features a pasta tasting menu, while the first floor is mainly bar seating, with a view of the greatest pasta show on earth.
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Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
The bulk of the fire began on the first floor, the outlet reports.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Before water was shut off, the flood had reached almost every section of the first floor and the basement, resulting in extensive damage.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
In a room on an office building’s first floor, Nambiar and Nishchay Shah stood at their makeshift kitchen, an arrangement of pans, butter and utensils on a plastic pull-out table.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
The bulk of the fire began on the first floor, the outlet reports.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Before water was shut off, the flood had reached almost every section of the first floor and the basement, resulting in extensive damage.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
In a room on an office building’s first floor, Nambiar and Nishchay Shah stood at their makeshift kitchen, an arrangement of pans, butter and utensils on a plastic pull-out table.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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