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.

---

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

---

Etymology

Origin of second floor

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

second floor

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

"People ran out naked, people jumped from the second floor of their homes," Quibdo resident and law student Wilmer Cuesta said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Visitors can trade $5 for a small black sphinx, a replica of sculptor Lee Lawrie’s Belgian black marble and bronze sphinxes that flank the north staircase on the library’s second floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Japan's fire and disaster management agency later confirmed that the second floor of a "commercial facility" collapsed, with many people trapped inside.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

I recognized the long porticoed building because Mrs. Kuen’s church and school rented out space on the second floor.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu