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 owners have landed leases with high-profile merchants for the building’s ground floor such as Rookies Sports Lodge at 99 South First Street and Mezcal Restaurant at 25 West San Fernando Street.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Six thousand feet of retail space will populate the building's ground floor.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Six thousand feet of retail space will populate the building's ground floor.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
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 4 May. 2024.
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