second floor

American

noun

the floor or story above the ground floor.
(in Britain and elsewhere outside the U.S.) the second story completely above ground level.

second floor British

noun

US and Canadian term: third floor. the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground
British equivalent: first floor. the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor

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Etymology

Origin of second floor

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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Built in 1782, the 10,000-square-foot Stissing House, hosts one of America’s first domed ballrooms on the second floor, but de Boer fell for the kitchen, which came outfitted with a wood hearth and a wood cooking fire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Partyers could climb to the second floor of a temporary structure, where a bar offered views of the Manhattan skyline.

From The Wall Street Journal

The second floor, with its Notre-Dame drawings, shows a different Viollet-le-Duc.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Follow me and stay together,” the tour guide said, and led them toward the special rooms and exhibits on the second floor.

From Literature

The last time he’d seen her she’d been on the second floor.

From Literature

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