first floor
noun
plural first floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : ground floor sense 1
2
chiefly British
: the floor next above the ground floor
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One of the tenants in the building, FDNY fire marshals later learned, was running an e-bike repair shop on the first floor and basement of the home, where the e-bikes and batteries were found.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
The first floor of the shop is home to Uma Wang’s leather goods; its popular footwear collection; an Uma Wang Caffe, and a special collaboration with Oberflacht, the artisanal German candle label.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
Multiple routes Wake up nice and early for some espresso at the coffee bar on Hotel Heron’s first floor.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
The center will have ballots on the first floor near the gift shop.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
The first floor of the shop is home to Uma Wang’s leather goods; its popular footwear collection; an Uma Wang Caffe, and a special collaboration with Oberflacht, the artisanal German candle label.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
Multiple routes Wake up nice and early for some espresso at the coffee bar on Hotel Heron’s first floor.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
The center will have ballots on the first floor near the gift shop.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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