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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Two-story Luxury Triangular Modular Frame Villa The first floor of the home boasts a full kitchen with plenty of counter space and storage, and while there’s space for a bed on the first floor, there’s also a second floor accessible by ladder with ample room for another bed.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
On the second floor, there are 16 classrooms for roughly 500 students, which would mean average class sizes of 32 students, according to school board documents.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The primary suite on the second floor features a large closet and spa-like bathroom, with a balcony overlooking the landscaped garden.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Instead, the machine was operated by maintenance workers in security helmets and high-visibility vests as a crew installed metal bars to the now-infamous second floor window.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
On the second floor, there are 16 classrooms for roughly 500 students, which would mean average class sizes of 32 students, according to school board documents.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The primary suite on the second floor features a large closet and spa-like bathroom, with a balcony overlooking the landscaped garden.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Instead, the machine was operated by maintenance workers in security helmets and high-visibility vests as a crew installed metal bars to the now-infamous second floor window.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Second floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20floor. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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