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 man who died in the blaze was the only person living on the first floor.
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The first floor up will be dedicated to brand archives.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Delia accompanies me down to the first floor again, exhaling in a heavy whisper, such a catastrophe, more to herself than to me.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
The flames were contained to the basement and did not extend at all to the first floor.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The first floor up will be dedicated to brand archives.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Delia accompanies me down to the first floor again, exhaling in a heavy whisper, such a catastrophe, more to herself than to me.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
The flames were contained to the basement and did not extend at all to the first floor.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for first floor
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