first floor

American  

noun

1. the ground floor of a building.

2. the floor above the ground floor of a building.

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first floor British  

noun

1. US and Canadian term: second floor.  the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor

2. another term for ground floor

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Etymology

Origin of first floor

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

The first floor bar area, for instance, is actually housed in a different building across the dirt street.

From Los Angeles Times

The unlit house was silent except for the ticking of a grandfather clock somewhere on the first floor.

From Literature

Smoke was everywhere, also filling the first floor, according to videos.

From Barron's

Only the home’s main staircase, attic and parts of the first floor landing showed up in the film.

From MarketWatch

John now lies every day in a dark room on the first floor at his mother’s house.

From The Wall Street Journal