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
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In addition to the guest rooms, there will be a restaurant on site and retail suites on the hotel’s ground floor.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
Pereira was able to move into a ground floor apartment in a housing block outside of Maceió.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
In July, Harrods announced the redevelopment and expansion of its fine jewelry and watch departments via a multimillion-pound investment to redevelop the ground and lower ground floors at the Knightsbridge store.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
The home measures roughly 40 sq m (430 sq ft) and features a spacious ground floor.
—New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
Pereira was able to move into a ground floor apartment in a housing block outside of Maceió.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
In July, Harrods announced the redevelopment and expansion of its fine jewelry and watch departments via a multimillion-pound investment to redevelop the ground and lower ground floors at the Knightsbridge store.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
The home measures roughly 40 sq m (430 sq ft) and features a spacious ground floor.
—New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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