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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The fire, contained on the first floor of the two-story hillside property, did not spread to nearby vegetation or neighboring homes.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
On Wednesday, Johnson approved her request, giving her an office on the first floor of the Longworth House Office Building.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
He was found in a doorway on the first floor of the building and pronounced dead at the scene.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2024
The first floor of the airy villa is split between lifestyle goods, including Astier de Villatte, Mad Et Len and Ann Demeulemeester x Serax.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
On Wednesday, Johnson approved her request, giving her an office on the first floor of the Longworth House Office Building.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
He was found in a doorway on the first floor of the building and pronounced dead at the scene.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2024
The first floor of the airy villa is split between lifestyle goods, including Astier de Villatte, Mad Et Len and Ann Demeulemeester x Serax.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for first floor
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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