first floor

noun

the ground floor of a building.

the floor above the ground floor of a building.

Words nearby first floor

first empire, first estate, first family, first finger, first fleet, first floor, first four ships, first fruits, first gentleman, first hand, first heart sound

Origin of first floor

First recorded in 1655–65

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Examples from the Web for first floor

Now, some of the kindergarten children were standing straight as soldiers in a line at the door of their first-floor classroom.
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In particular, Skylar had been caught frequently sneaking out of her first-floor bedroom window at night.
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He commenced firing down on people having their breakfast in the first-floor cafeteria.
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According to a 2008 Boston Globe profile of Romney, four portraits hang in the first-floor hallway of his house in Belmont, Mass.
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Inside a first-floor chapel, the floor was stained with the blood of victims whose bodies were dragged into the building.
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On the first-floor landing they were met by a truly ridiculous spectacle.
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In the first-floor front room is a fine original ceiling in stucco, in which are the arms of Sir Paul Pindar.
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She has taken my first-floor apartments, with excellent references; and she gives remarkably little trouble.
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On the first-floor balcony men appeared dragging a great board faced with paper, on the paper enormous lettering.
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Deep paneled window seats, very common in contemporary houses, are a feature of the first-floor rooms.
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British Dictionary definitions for first floor

first floor

noun

British the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floorUS and Canadian term: second floor

US and Canadian another term for ground floor

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