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 app’s office sits a stone’s throw away from the Liangzhu ruins, on the second floor of a gray building that used to be an elementary school in the village. — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 The library would move to a second floor mezzanine that is roughly one third the size of the existing main floor. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 The second floor adds three bedrooms, with one suitable for operators of a bed and breakfast concept. — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026 Another curved staircase leads to the second floor, which is devoted to the primary suite. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for second floor

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“Second floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20floor. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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