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

Examples of first floor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Photo : Nauset Media for Sotheby’s International Realty The primary suite is on the first floor. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024 On the first floor, Michelin-recommended Ravello offers daily breakfast (including the Good Morning Breakfast with Goofy and His Pals on select mornings) and Italian dinner service with housemade pizza and pasta. Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024 City property records indicate the mixed-use structure has commercial space on the first floor and a residential area on the second. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024 Apart from the basement of the museum and the 19th-century ceiling paintings on the first floor, the building has been refurbished extensively, removing many traces of the site’s history. Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for first floor 

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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 Sep. 2024.

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