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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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.
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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
The gunman shot four people, killing three, on the building’s ground floor.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Some of the upper-floor rooms have French doors with balconies for sea breezes, while some ground floor rooms have their own hot tubs.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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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
The gunman shot four people, killing three, on the building’s ground floor.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Some of the upper-floor rooms have French doors with balconies for sea breezes, while some ground floor rooms have their own hot tubs.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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