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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In a statement shared with NBC News, the Paris prosecutor's office said the newborn was believed to have been thrown from a window on the second floor of the hotel sometime during the morning.
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Jay Marques, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
For many years, the desk was used on the second floor of the White House, where the presidential offices were located before the addition of the West Wing in 1902.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The stubborn blaze that broke out just after 8 a.m. on the second floor of a two-story house on 67th St. near 12th Ave.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
The Grammy Museum’s second floor just got a little louder.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jay Marques, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
For many years, the desk was used on the second floor of the White House, where the presidential offices were located before the addition of the West Wing in 1902.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The stubborn blaze that broke out just after 8 a.m. on the second floor of a two-story house on 67th St. near 12th Ave.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
The Grammy Museum’s second floor just got a little louder.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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