ground floor
noun
the floor of a building at or nearest to ground level.
ground floors
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pluralof ground floor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The flooding washed away several key bridges, submerged vehicles and left the ground floors of homes underwater.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
The ground floors of some buildings collapsed, leaving them leaning at precarious angles.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Videos on social media showed rushing water dragging cars down streets and flooded ground floors of buildings.
From Reuters ● Nov. 19, 2023
Authorities declared a state of emergency in Tsarevo and urged people to move upstairs as the ground floors of some hotels were inundated.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
Scattered among these tenements were smaller dwellings that had given over their ground floors to some business, usually a tavern.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
