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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Once a pulse was regained, she had been moved to the second floor of the ICU.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
In order to extinguish the flames, which were well-established in the attic, firefighters had to pull down the ceilings in all second floor apartments, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The entire second floor rotunda, including the arcade, bowling alley and Backlot Pizza + Kitchen bar and restaurant are also closed.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester on Thursday opened a memorial exhibit honoring Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist who was assassinated earlier this month, on the second floor rotunda in the state Capitol building.
—Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
In order to extinguish the flames, which were well-established in the attic, firefighters had to pull down the ceilings in all second floor apartments, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The entire second floor rotunda, including the arcade, bowling alley and Backlot Pizza + Kitchen bar and restaurant are also closed.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester on Thursday opened a memorial exhibit honoring Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist who was assassinated earlier this month, on the second floor rotunda in the state Capitol building.
—Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Second floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20floor. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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