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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Three of the four cozy bedrooms are located on the first floor (the fourth is on the top floor,) and all of them have an element of whimsy to them. Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Other features include a full bath with a Jacuzzi tub on the first floor, a second full bathroom upstairs and a finished basement with a laundry room and exterior access. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025 The first floor contains their best favorite ready-to-wear pieces, and some shoes, and upstairs there’s denim, more ready-to-wear, the fitting rooms and the sofa. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2025 Photo : Ian Alexander Nelson The primary suite sits on the first floor. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for first floor

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of first floor was in the 15th century

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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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