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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Builders made a racket with power tools on the second floor, outfitting the space for ICE to double its personnel in the coming months.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The second floor of JetBlue’s first airport lounge.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
His wife and their three younger kids emerged from the house, but not Lily, who was on the second floor.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
In one ground floor room stood a monumental stone staircase that led to a second floor.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The second floor of JetBlue’s first airport lounge.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
His wife and their three younger kids emerged from the house, but not Lily, who was on the second floor.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
In one ground floor room stood a monumental stone staircase that led to a second floor.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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 17 Dec. 2025.
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