ground floor

noun

plural ground floors

1

: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : first floor sense 1

2

: a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants

—used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor

investors who got in on the ground floor

Examples of ground floor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That might be done by filling it with debris from hospital construction and graded earth or by leveling it with parking structures that would support an elevated ground floor. —Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

While Debi’s feels almost cavernous with its brick-laden ground floor space, Tandem is decidedly more modern, with large windows overlooking the street and a polished cocktail menu. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026

The building will have a contemporary design oriented toward Mission Avenue, with 5,240 square feet of ground floor commercial space fronting Mission and the corner of Nevada Street and Mission Avenue. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026

This weekend Gagosian is opening a new flagship at 980 Madison Avenue’s ground floor with shows by Marcel Duchamp and early works by Robert Rauschenberg. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ground floor

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore