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

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

“It’s 108 out there. It’s good for us,” a Bishop Gorman coach told players 3 1/2 hours before kickoff during their pregame meal in a room on the second floor of their gymnasium complex.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 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

"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

Up on the second floor, they installed their own private library.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield