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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When the blast hit, the first floor windows of Maria and Travis Summers’ home exploded into their living room and rattled their home. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025 The residence’s first floor houses both temporary and permanent art exhibits. Sabrina Souza, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025 Presented within a suite of rooms running through the first floor of the palazzo, the exhibition demonstrated the full breadth of Louis Vuitton’s ever-growing homewares offering. Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025 The Yale New Haven Health Pharmacy located on the first floor of Bridgeport Hospital has state-of-the art features and services, including private consulting rooms for patients and staff, hospital officials said. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for first floor

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of first floor was in the 15th century

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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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