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But before morning school was over the stream had become a river, and thrifty housewives were keeping out the flood from their ground-floors by impromptu dams. 

From Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth by Skrine, John Huntley

The ground-floors are occupied as storehouses, stables, and for porters' lodges.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

Most cellars were full, and the water was rising on the ground-floors.

From Paul Faber, Surgeon by MacDonald, George

The head of an angel with unfolded wings and the head of a grinning demon surmounted the two windows of one of the ground-floors.

From Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) by Various

We saw but one two-storied house; and all have ground-floors and double-thatched roofs.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James