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
Examples of first floor in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
Cite this Entry
“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share