ground floor
noun
plural ground floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : first floor sense 1
2
: a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants
—used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor
investors who got in on the ground floor
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Harrods is also home to the Prada Caffè, also on the store’s ground floor, which dishes up a variety of Italian specialties ranging from saffron risotto and crab linguine to pistachio tiramisù and hazelnut mousse chocolate cake.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
On the gloomy ground floor were piles of rocks resembling those which had been used in what, in my view, was the most striking work in the Edinburgh show.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The building will include ground floor restaurants and stores, and will add an atrium that will create light wells, a fitness center and a business, said Hasen president David Hasenzahl.
—Samuel O’Neal 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Used primarily as an office building, its ornate design, carvings and sculptures — including a ground floor fountain with frolicking bronze youths — hadn’t invited much public attention or appreciation.
—Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
On the gloomy ground floor were piles of rocks resembling those which had been used in what, in my view, was the most striking work in the Edinburgh show.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The building will include ground floor restaurants and stores, and will add an atrium that will create light wells, a fitness center and a business, said Hasen president David Hasenzahl.
—Samuel O’Neal 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Used primarily as an office building, its ornate design, carvings and sculptures — including a ground floor fountain with frolicking bronze youths — hadn’t invited much public attention or appreciation.
—Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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