first floor

noun

plural first floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : ground floor sense 1
2
chiefly British : the floor next above the ground floor

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There’s a La Ligne Roset Togo sofa on the first floor and a Gustaf Westman mirror, which can also be rented on the By Rotation app. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024 The 1930 Blake unit features a rooftop with a bar in addition to a bar and kitchen on the first floor, Hyde said. Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024 The fire damaged the first floor of the one and half story home. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2024 State of play: Ahead of Hurricane Milton, the Florida Aquarium moved its nine African penguins to higher ground from their habitat on the first floor. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for first floor 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of first floor was in the 15th century

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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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