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 second floor provides a game room with barn doors, a media room, four bedrooms and a second staircase in the back.
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Lynn Slaney Silguero, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
His parents, nanny, and several other staff were in the house, and the boy’s bedroom was on the second floor.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Amanda and Vincent DeRise slept in the living room while renovating the second floor of their 140-year-old New Jersey home.
—Celia Fernandez
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
The primary suite takes up an entire wing of the second floor, encompassing a bedroom and bathroom separated by a see-through fireplace, a private balcony, and a dressing room that leads to a personal laundry and bathroom.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
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Lynn Slaney Silguero, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
His parents, nanny, and several other staff were in the house, and the boy’s bedroom was on the second floor.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Amanda and Vincent DeRise slept in the living room while renovating the second floor of their 140-year-old New Jersey home.
—Celia Fernandez
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
The primary suite takes up an entire wing of the second floor, encompassing a bedroom and bathroom separated by a see-through fireplace, a private balcony, and a dressing room that leads to a personal laundry and bathroom.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Second floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20floor. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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