second floor
Americannoun
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the floor or story above the ground floor.
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(in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level.
noun
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US and Canadian term: third floor. the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground
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British equivalent: first floor. the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor
Etymology
Origin of second floor
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The second floor moves on to his 2008 US election win, while the third celebrates the achievements of his presidency.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
We meet him in the middle of rehearsal week at Vienna's Museum of Science and Technology, where the second floor is full of early mechanical instruments and historical synthesisers.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Meanwhile, we stay on the first floor with the baby while he practices upstairs on the second floor.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
The second floor, with its Notre-Dame drawings, shows a different Viollet-le-Duc.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
The smoke hasn’t reached the second floor, but the walls and floor of the hallway look like molten lava, with a fiery glow that pulses underneath.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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