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
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Like it or not, this is a ground floor — but not for long.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
The expansion is significant to the current 55,000 square feet for the state floor, ground floor and residence portions of the building – not counting the East or West wings.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Remaining on the Hirondelle's ground floor, on the opposite side of the home to the desk area and entrance lies the bathroom.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
How the team exactly entered the Diamond Center however, remains somewhat of a mystery to police who instead believe that the group entered through the center’s garage and made their way to the building’s ground floor by forging a key.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
The expansion is significant to the current 55,000 square feet for the state floor, ground floor and residence portions of the building – not counting the East or West wings.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Remaining on the Hirondelle's ground floor, on the opposite side of the home to the desk area and entrance lies the bathroom.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025
How the team exactly entered the Diamond Center however, remains somewhat of a mystery to police who instead believe that the group entered through the center’s garage and made their way to the building’s ground floor by forging a key.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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