second floor

noun

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

second floor

noun

1. the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground US and Canadian termthird floor
2. the floor or storey of a building immediately above the ground floor British equivalentfirst floor

Word History and Origins

Origin of second floor¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

They were pointing at a balcony on the second floor, which was completely destroyed and had crumbled on to the collapsed floor below.

From BBC

It was in a bathroom drawer on the second floor.

From Los Angeles Times

She added that election officials have received ominous texts and phone calls, including one in which a voice said, “I know your son’s window is on the second floor by the oak tree.”

From Los Angeles Times

At 11:47 a.m., a person was being assessed for injuries sustained after leaping from the second floor of the building, according to fire officials.

From Los Angeles Times

Her key election promise – to extend López Obrador’s social programmes in pensions, family stipends and student grants, and build what she calls the “second floor” of his political project – secured her the backing of millions of Mexicans.

From BBC