first floor
Americannoun
-
the ground floor of a building.
-
the floor above the ground floor of a building.
noun
-
US and Canadian term: second floor. the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor
-
another term for ground floor
Etymology
Origin of first floor
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The sergeant told the court Natalie was found lying on the first floor, with her head in the living room and her feet protruding into the hallway.
From BBC
McKinnon designs from her studio, which occupies the first floor of her apartment in West Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times
On the first floor, the front parlor, with its wooden wainscoting and classical door frames, is more elegant after conservation restored small details in the decorative moldings.
Last Thursday, the Belgian brand presented its collection on the first floor of an under-construction building in the south of Paris —- a venue found by Reynolds.
From Barron's
The first floor bar area, for instance, is actually housed in a different building across the dirt street.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
