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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Gamow had an office on the second floor of the company’s six-story building while his friend and esteemed colleague Stern worked on the fifth floor.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Arriving crews reported flames showing from the second floor of the two-story building, Nolan said.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Records indicate the first floor of the building was built in 1666, but it was expanded by Pomeroy Strong in the early 1800s with the construction of a second floor and the addition of a second, smaller house that was relocated from nearby.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
As McCarrell opened the door to Trinity’s archives on the library’s second floor Wednesday, the difficulty of sorting nearly 70 years worth of history over the course of six months immediately became clear.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Arriving crews reported flames showing from the second floor of the two-story building, Nolan said.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Records indicate the first floor of the building was built in 1666, but it was expanded by Pomeroy Strong in the early 1800s with the construction of a second floor and the addition of a second, smaller house that was relocated from nearby.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
As McCarrell opened the door to Trinity’s archives on the library’s second floor Wednesday, the difficulty of sorting nearly 70 years worth of history over the course of six months immediately became clear.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Second floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20floor. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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