second floor
noun
1
US
: the floor just above the lowest floor
2
British
: the floor that is two floors above the ground floor level
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The entry foyer was impressive, high-ceilinged, with a long, curving stairway leading up to the second floor.
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Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Other officers took positions in the garage’s other window and from the second floor of the house as Gutierrez communicated with Cook.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
The questions suggest that the commissioners want to see something better than what is offered at Portside Pier, where a second floor walkway was shoehorned into the project after its design, creating a sometimes-awkward experience for restaurant patrons and the public.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
If that’s not enough, the carriage house has two bedrooms and a full bath on the second floor.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
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Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Other officers took positions in the garage’s other window and from the second floor of the house as Gutierrez communicated with Cook.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
The questions suggest that the commissioners want to see something better than what is offered at Portside Pier, where a second floor walkway was shoehorned into the project after its design, creating a sometimes-awkward experience for restaurant patrons and the public.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
If that’s not enough, the carriage house has two bedrooms and a full bath on the second floor.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for second floor
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“Second floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20floor. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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