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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Féraud said reports from the inspections that were carried out mentioned a maximum capacity of 100 people on the bar’s ground floor and 100 in its basement.
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Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
On a grander, longer-lasting level, the New Haven Museum is remaking the main exhibition on its ground floor to reflect New Haven’s role in the American Revolution.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
In one ground floor room stood a monumental stone staircase that led to a second floor.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
In addition to the guest rooms, there will be a restaurant on site and retail suites on the hotel’s ground floor.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
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Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
On a grander, longer-lasting level, the New Haven Museum is remaking the main exhibition on its ground floor to reflect New Haven’s role in the American Revolution.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
In one ground floor room stood a monumental stone staircase that led to a second floor.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
In addition to the guest rooms, there will be a restaurant on site and retail suites on the hotel’s ground floor.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ground floor
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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