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

Examples of ground floor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The store’s Gem Bar, a tasting and design lounge on the lower ground floor designed to host Gemima’s trademarked event named Diamond Tasting: a masterclass pairing rare and natural diamonds to wine and champagne unveiling industry tips and tricks for collecting and buying. —Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

The building features the owner's interior design studio on the mezzanine and ground floors with a residential unit on the top floor. —Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

The hot tub in said stand isn’t open, sadly, but its ground floor is, for people to buy lager, ice cream, coffee, tacos, cocktails and, of course, Pimms. —Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Photo : Beauchamp Estates/Tony Murray Photography A plush media lounge is tucked into the lower ground floor. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2025

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