second floor
noun
1
US
: the floor just above the lowest floor
2
British
: the floor that is two floors above the ground floor level
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The water generally never made it to the second floor; the wealthy owners would deal with the damage later.
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Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
But Bachrach said at one time, the South Park Commission met on the second floor of the Refectory and worked on plans for the World's Fair a jog to the east.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
At the rear of the home is a large family room that is open to the top of the second floor and has floor-to-ceiling windows that rise two stories above the rear deck to let in ample natural light.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Reaching peak intensity — with 155 mph winds and a width of 930 yards — northwest of Washburn, the tornado collapsed all the walls of a log house, and destroyed the roof and second floor of a nearby house.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
But Bachrach said at one time, the South Park Commission met on the second floor of the Refectory and worked on plans for the World's Fair a jog to the east.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
At the rear of the home is a large family room that is open to the top of the second floor and has floor-to-ceiling windows that rise two stories above the rear deck to let in ample natural light.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Reaching peak intensity — with 155 mph winds and a width of 930 yards — northwest of Washburn, the tornado collapsed all the walls of a log house, and destroyed the roof and second floor of a nearby house.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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“Second floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20floor. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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