second floor

American  

noun

1. the floor or story above the ground floor.

2. (in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level.

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second floor British  

noun

1. US and Canadian term: third floor. the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground

2. British equivalent: first floor. the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor

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Etymology

Origin of second floor

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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second floor

On the second floor, a large, open room with a 12-foot-high ceiling serves as the communal living, dining and kitchen area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The inquest in Crook heard the building's owner, Peter Moody, was pulling up floorboards in the second floor living room when he saw an object wrapped in old brown paper.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

At current rates, a buyer could have close to a $5,000 monthly mortgage payment on the house, an expense Bozza suggested buyers manage by renting out the second floor as an apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

On the second floor, a generous dining space and an open kitchen with marble surfaces, warm-wood cabinetry, and one of the building’s original steel trusses await.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

There were four rooms on the ground floor and a main stairway to the second floor.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson