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

“IC from SQ21, we have made entry off the Charlie side. I am going to come up front and open that door for you from the inside. First floor has smoke, no active fire inside.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2023

First floor features two offices, retail space, storage, garage.

From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2015

First floor includes 1,183 club seats and 42 loge boxes, the loges housing four and six patrons.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2012

First floor was rad nice and full of great AC too cool the humans down.

From Time Magazine Archive

"First floor," said the concierge curtly, as soon as he had glanced at the superscription on the letter.

From Castles in the Air by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness