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 first floor is a garage lined with flood vents, and its block walls are reinforced with extra rebar and poured solid with concrete. Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 Another en suite bedroom completes the first floor, while two more upstairs bedrooms share a bath. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025 The blast originated on the 15,000-square-foot plant’s first floor, near kettles used in the production of an explosive mixture for the commercial mining industry, McCracken said. Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025 Walls on the first floor of the Capitol are bare as portraits of Tennessee governors usually displayed outside the Governor’s Office and Old Supreme Court Chambers have been taken down to prevent them from being damaged. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.

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