second floor

American  

noun

1. the floor or story above the ground floor.

2. (in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level.

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second floor British  

noun

1. US and Canadian term: third floor. the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground

2. British equivalent: first floor. the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor

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Etymology

Origin of second floor

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

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second floor

The second floor is home to three more bedrooms and two additional sitting areas, while the remaining bedrooms and a second kitchen are located in the home’s two-level guesthouse.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

At current rates, a buyer could have close to a $5,000 monthly mortgage payment on the house, an expense Bozza suggested buyers manage by renting out the second floor as an apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Initial investigations indicate the blaze broke out on the second floor and the cause was still being investigated, according to the Graubünden cantonal police.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

"People ran out naked, people jumped from the second floor of their homes," Quibdo resident and law student Wilmer Cuesta said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Within minutes, he had climbed the station's staircase to the second floor, where Garfield lay on a mattress in the corner of the room.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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