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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Two much younger women live on the first floor.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Quoting investigators, Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper said a substance was sprayed in a room on the ground floor of the hotel to combat a bed bug infestation, which may have reached the family's room on the first floor through a bathroom vent.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
The June 2025 fire caused extensive damage to the first floor Chaussé told The Sacramento Bee.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The building would include retail on the first floor — perhaps a coffee shop, as shown in renderings — with remaining floors devoted to data center infrastructure.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
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R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Quoting investigators, Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper said a substance was sprayed in a room on the ground floor of the hotel to combat a bed bug infestation, which may have reached the family's room on the first floor through a bathroom vent.
—
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The June 2025 fire caused extensive damage to the first floor Chaussé told The Sacramento Bee.
—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The building would include retail on the first floor — perhaps a coffee shop, as shown in renderings — with remaining floors devoted to data center infrastructure.
—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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